Researching Horace Hood
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8290 people with the Hood surname? In that year Hood was ranked number 489 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Horace means "Hour in Time" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Horace Hood on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Horace Hood and the Hood Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 10138 people with the Hood surname in the UK? Hood is now ranked number 568 for popularity in the UK. |
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Horace Hood
Rear Admiral Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood, (2 October 1870 – 31 May 1916) was a Royal Navy admiral of the First World War, whose lengthy and distinguished service saw him engaged in operations around the world, frequently participating in land campaigns as part of a shore brigade. His early death at the Battle of Jutland in the destruction of his flagship was met with mourning and accolades from across Britain.
Hood was a youthful, vigorous and active officer whose service in Africa won him the Distinguished Service Order and who was posthumously appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in recognition of his courageous and ultimately fatal service in the Battle of Jutland, during which his ship was constantly engaged from its arrival at the action and caused fatal damage to a German light cruiser. He has been described as "the beau ideal of a naval officer, spirited in manner, lively of mind, enterprising, courageous, handsome, and youthful in appearance … His lineage was pure Royal Navy, at its most gallant".
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