| Roy Foster |
 | Date of Birth: | 16 May 1920 | Place of Birth: | Newcastle upon Tyne | Former Occupation: | Schoolboy | Service: | Royal Navy |
| Service No.: | N/A | |
| Previous Service No.: | None | |
| Rank in Hood (highest): | Midshipman | |
| Period in Hood: | 1939 to 1940 | |
| Biographical Information: | Roy Foster entered the Royal Navy as a Special Entry Cadet in 1937, and the photograph shows him in his cadet uniform. After leaving Hood, Roy commanded the Jaba, a small Dutch coastal vessel called a schuyt, which helped to evacuate troops from Cherbourg and civilians from Guernsey at the time of Dunkirk. Later, Roy served in HM submarines Torbay and Turbulent in the Mediterranean; in the frigate HMS Stockham; and in the fast minelayer Manxman. Post war, Roy served as an RAN exchange officer, then in the cruisers Euryalus and Bermuda and in the aircraft carrier Ocean. Roy left the Royal Navy in 1958, and returned to his home town of Newcastle, where he worked, successively, as managing director of a laundry business and as a facilities manager. He moved south to Twickenham on retirement in 1985, and died in 2014 |