-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Crew List

It is estimated that as many as 18,000 men served aboard the 'Mighty Hood' during the operational portion of her 21 year career. Unfortunately, there is no surviving official single listing of ALL men who served in her. Here you will find our attempt at creating such a listing. We are using the few, fragmentary crew lists known to exist, Navy Lists, various official reports, public records, and most importantly of all, inputs from the families of former crew.

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John Hughes

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Date of birth: 5th May 1888
Place of birth: Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker Petty Officer
Service Number: 311553
Joined Hood: 18th April 1923 (Stoker Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 24th April 1925 (Stoker Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
12th April 190728th May 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th May 19072nd October 1907CaesarStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 19074th October 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 190720th May 1908RoxburghStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st May 190831st March 1909RoxburghStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 190926th April 1909Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th April 190915th May 1911MedeaStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th May 191116th June 1911Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th June 19113rd November 1911ForthStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th November 191114th February 1912IndusStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th February 191223rd February 1912IndusLeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th February 19124th March 1912Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191217th March 1914CarnarvonLeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th March 191431st March 1914Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191414th April 1914New ZealandLeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 191418th May 1914Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 191424th August 1915CumberlandLeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 191530th November 1915CumberlandStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 19157th June 1916Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th June 191630th September 1921TigerStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192117th April 1923Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th April 192324th April 1925HoodStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 192528th September 1925Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th September 19251st February 1926Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 192610th June 1926Egmont II (Wolverine)Chief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th June 192630th September 1926Egmont II (Wolsey)Chief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192630th April 1927Tamar II (Wolsey)Chief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 192718th May 1928Tamar II (Wolverine)Chief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 192814th July 1928ConcordChief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 192822nd August 1928Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd August 19281st January 1929Carysfort (Carstairs)Chief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea

Additional Photographs
None at this time.


Memorials
No known memorials


Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor
ADM188/510 via WW1 Lives at Sea