-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the Sinking of Hood, 24th May 1941
Updated 19-Oct-2008

In Remembrance of
Frederick James Woodward

Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Warrant Electrician
Date Joined Hood: late 1940
Biographical Information: Frederick was born 17 January 1896 in Sutton, Surrey to parents Joseph and Eliza Woodward. He joined the Royal Navy as a rating on 20 May 1918. His service number was M32627. He served in the following ships prior to Hood: H.M.S. Empress of India, H.M.S. Benbow, H.M.S. Cumberland, H.M.S. Renown, H.M.S. Medway and H.M.S. Cyclops.

Frederick married his wife Clara Alice in 1924. They lived in Carlshalton and had three children-a son, Gordon, and daughters Joyce and Patricia. Frederick eventually became a warrant officer. He is known to have served in Hood twice. He joined her for the second and final time about 6 months before she sank. He was 45 years old at the time of his loss.

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