Thought thios may interest some of our Listers. ANY REPLIES TO HIM DIRECT PLEASE not to me. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone, especially John . Derek in W.A. ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Bevand <paul.bevand@btinternet.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 12:50 AM Subject: Did your relative serve in HMS HOOD? > Hello, > > Many of you will no doubt be familiar with HMS Hood. The ship was the pride > of the Royal navy during the 1920s and 1930s and met her fate on 24th May > 1941 > in battle with the German Battleship Bismarck. Over 1,400 men lost their > lives only 3 survived. > > I am the chief researcher for the Hood Association web site at > www.hmshood.com The site aims to bring to the attention of the public the > ship and the men who served in her. As it is the 60th Anniversary of the > loss of the ship in May of next year we have decided to launch an appeal for > information about men who served in her. We are particularly interested in > obtaining photos of the men who were lost with the ship. The site already > has a memorial section in which each man is remembered and, indeed, we have > received a small number of photos from individual contributors which have > been added to the memorials section. We aim to find and post on the site > photographs of as many of the men as possible. > > If you have a relative who served in Hood or know someone who did could you > please let me know by > e-mailing me at paul.bevand@btinternet.com Although were our primary aim is > to collect photographs and information about the men who were lost with the > ship we are interested in all the men who served in Hood from 1920 to 1941 > so please e-mail me with any details you have about former crew. > > I live in Worcester myself and have found pictures of 5 local lads who were > lost in the microfilm of the Worcester Evening News. If anyone has an hour > free to delve into any newspaper records that exists in your own locality I > would be most grateful. > > > Paul Bevand > Chief Researcher > HMS Hood web site > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Please note the virus warnings, chain letters and queries about genealogy outside of Hampshire/England are all inappropriate topics for this list and are not to be posted. Offenders will be suspended from taking part in the list as the discretion of the listowner. > >