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Ted Briggs - last survivor of HMS Hood has died

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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 6 Oct 2008 00:16

Ted Briggs, the last of the 3 survivors of HMS Hood has died.
My late father in law served on HMS Hood and was meant to be on that trip - but he missed the boat because he was drunk!!
If he had been sober, chances are he would have been killed - then no children, then no ex, and I wouldn't have had the lovely daughters and grandchildren I have!!

maggie

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Hoobity

Hoobity Report 6 Oct 2008 00:20

Its called fate maggie.xx

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 6 Oct 2008 00:25

Sobering thought though - but obviously not for late FIL !! LOL

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

LindainBerkshire1736004

LindainBerkshire1736004 Report 6 Oct 2008 07:49

Hi Maggie
I had a relative of my husband who died on the Hood.
Because he was in sick bay they had no time to take him off before the fateful sailing.
Thus he perished.

My mother in laws uncle.

I am in contact with his grand daughter.

Regards Linda

Researching:
Peryer(Winchester), Barber(Norfolk), Franklin(Oxford), Sadler(Marylebone), Davies(Hammersmith/Northampton), Rance(Wokingham), Hedley(Gateshead/Lincolnshire), Wilson(Derbyshire/India), French(India/Ireland), Luffman(Wiltshire), Barnett(Brixton/Lincolnshire)

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 6 Oct 2008 08:19

My Dad served on Hood but had left her before that trip.

Ann
Glos

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Camille

Camille Report 6 Oct 2008 08:54

Hi can anyone tell me please if it is possible to search for the crew who perished on The Hood ?, I have been told that 3 brothers, my Gt. Uncles were among the crew.

Thank you

Lulli

LindainBerkshire1736004

LindainBerkshire1736004 Report 6 Oct 2008 09:11

Hi Luelli
I put HMS Hood into Google and lots of info is there.

One site lists those who perished

www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/index.htm

Good luck, hope you find some useful info

Linda :o)

Researching:
Peryer(Winchester), Barber(Norfolk), Franklin(Oxford), Sadler(Marylebone), Davies(Hammersmith/Northampton), Rance(Wokingham), Hedley(Gateshead/Lincolnshire), Wilson(Derbyshire/India), French(India/Ireland), Luffman(Wiltshire), Barnett(Brixton/Lincolnshire)

Camille

Camille Report 6 Oct 2008 09:48

Thanks a lot for this Linda

Regards



Lulli

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 6 Oct 2008 10:57

I have the full casualty list if you want me to check

Camille

Camille Report 6 Oct 2008 11:03

Many thanks Col,

♥**♥Straykitten♥**♥

♥**♥Straykitten♥**♥ Report 6 Oct 2008 11:05

have just read about the hood online as i had never heard of it
and seems ted was born in redcar the next town to me :) rip ted xxx

Eeyore13

Eeyore13 Report 6 Oct 2008 16:50

My Uncle's first ship was The Hood-he was moved on to The Hotspur.He didnt make it home.

Sharron

Sharron Report 6 Oct 2008 17:31

My dad was a stoker on H.M.S. Volage all through the war.He did not marry until well after the war.

My mother's sister's husband,John, was a regular sailor and spent the most part of the war ashore.He was married with a son and a daughter who had been adopted from another unmarried sister. Keep up. His wife was pregnant in 1946 when my dad was demobbed.John went aboard Volage to take my dad's place as a stoker.

Hostilities had finished and they were minesweeping in the Corfu Channel.(The Corfu Incident).To cut a long story short,John was blown up.His wife was left to bring up three children,one he had never seen,without a widow's war pension because hostilities had ceased.