-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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Edward Morgan Skyrme

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Date of birth: 13th July 1885
Place of birth: Clapham, Lonson, England
Previous occupation: Seaman
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: 219525
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Leading Seaman)
Left Hood: 5th January 1925 (Acting Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
27th February 19026th April 1902LionBoy 2nd ClassADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 190212th July 1903LionBoy 1st ClassADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 190316th July 1903LionOrdinary SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th July 190312th September 1903Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th September 190312th July 1904IsisOrdinary SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 190430th August 1904IsisAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st August 190429th October 1904VividAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th October 19048th April 1905DefianceAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th April 190530th September 1905Vivid IIAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19059th October 1907CambrianAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th October 190710th November 1907EuropaAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 190714th February 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th February 190821st April 1908IsisAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 19087th November 1908DefianceAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th November 190813th January 1909Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th January 190920th May 1910Vivid IIAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st May 191030th May 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st May 19108th September 1910BlakeAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th September 191027th February 1911LeanderAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th February 191131st March 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191119th June 1911BlakeAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th June 19111st December 1911ForthAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd December 19111st January 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd January 19123rd February 1914OrionAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 191410th February 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th February 191428th February 1917Leander (Sylvia)Able SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191723rd November 1917Leander (Sylvia)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th November 19174th February 1918DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th February 191830th June 1918Woolwich (Vesper)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191831st March 1919Columbine (Vesper)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19196th May 1919Sandhurst (Vesper)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 192013th October 1920Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th October 192010th February 1921DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th February 192113th March 1921Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th March 192112th July 1922AlacrityLeading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 192215th August 1922Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 192231st March 1923Woolwich (Serene)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192316th April 1923Woolwich (Spindrift)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th April 192314th May 1923Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192317th June 1924HoodLeading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th June 19245th January 1925HoodActing Petty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 192529th January 1925Vivid IActing Petty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th January 192517th June 1925DefianceActing Petty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th June 192512th October 1925DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th October 192530th November 1925Defiance (M 31)Petty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 192511th July 1926Defiance (Melpomene)Petty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th July 192619th October 1926Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/386
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
ADM188/386 via WW1 Lives at Sea