-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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William Harold Winfield

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Date of birth: 24th September 1898
Place of birth: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Previous occupation: School Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer Telegraphist
Service Number: J28587
Joined Hood: 29th August 1925 (Petty Officer Telegraphist)
Left Hood: 6th January 1926 (Petty Officer Telegraphist)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
26th November 19136th March 1914GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th March 191429th May 1914ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th May 191414th October 1914ImpregnableBoy TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 191419th November 1914VernonBoy TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th November 191431st March 1916UndauntedBoy TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191631st October 1916UndauntedOrdinary TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 191631st October 1917UndauntedTelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 191731st March 1919UndauntedLeading TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191915th September 1919Vivid ILeading TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th September 191931st March 1920HighflyerLeading TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19201st August 1920TriadLeading TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 19202nd August 1920TriadActing Petty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 192019th December 1920EspiegleActing Petty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 192030th January 1922EspieglePetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 192231st March 1922GloriousPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192220th April 1922Vivid IPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st April 192213th July 1922Victory IPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 19227th February 1923Vivid IPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th February 192324th July 1923RevengePetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th July 192320th September 1923Vivid IPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st September 192330th October 1924Columbine (Valhalla)Petty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 192423rd April 1925ResolutionPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th April 192527th April 1925Vivid IPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th April 192530th June 1925Victory IPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192528th August 1925Vivid IPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th August 19256th January 1926HoodPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 19267th June 1926Vivid IPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th June 192614th June 1926Queen ElizabethPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th June 192619th September 1927Victory IPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th September 192717th February 1928Queen ElizabethPetty Officer TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th February 192828th February 1928Queen ElizabethLeading TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th February 192816th March 1928DelhiLeading TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th March 192823rd June 1928FrobisherLeading TelegraphistADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th June 192823rd September 1928Vivid ILeading TelegraphistADM188/704
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)
ADM188/704 via WW1 Lives at Sea