-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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Charles Harold Lewis

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Date of birth: 9th January 1886
Place of birth: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Previous occupation: Tailor
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 214046
Joined Hood: 20th May 1923 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 5th June 1925 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
19th March 19015th January 1902ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 190226th November 1902ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th November 190217th February 1903AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th February 19038th January 1904RussellBoy 1st ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th January 19046th April 1904RussellOrdinary SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 190414th October 1904QueenOrdinary SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 190428th April 1905Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th April 190516th April 1906IsisOrdinary SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 190622nd June 1906IsisOrdinary SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th June 190630th September 1906IsisOrdinary SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 190619th April 1907IsisAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 19079th July 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th July 190723rd August 1907CrescentAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th August 19075th March 1908FloraAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th March 190813th April 1909WoodcockAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th April 190916th January 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th January 19111st August 1911VictoriousAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 191131st May 1912IllustriousAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 191217th June 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th June 191214th July 1912HermioneAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 191228th October 1915FoxAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 191531st January 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19166th January 1921RevengeAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192117th October 1921TigerAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th October 192119th May 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th May 19235th June 1925HoodAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 192516th January 1926Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
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
ADM188/375 via WW1 Lives at Sea