-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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Frederick Wilds

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Date of birth: 11th February 1890
Place of birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Previous occupation: Mat Maker
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: 235684
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 31st August 1921 (Leading Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
22nd January 190627th September 1906ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 190628th September 1906ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th September 190616th January 1907Victory IBoy 1st ClassADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th January 190710th February 1908HannibalBoy 1st ClassADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th February 190829th May 1908HannibalOrdinary SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th May 190827th January 1910OceanOrdinary SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 191025th February 1910Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th February 191028th February 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191014th December 1910HannibalAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 191014th May 1912QueenAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 191210th December 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th December 191217th November 1913ApolloAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th November 191327th December 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th December 19134th March 1919ThundererAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191929th February 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Able SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192031st July 1921HoodAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 192131st August 1921HoodLeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 19212nd February 1923Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd February 192323rd August 1923Columbine (Wren)Leading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th August 19237th October 1923Vivid II (Wren)Leading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th October 192331st March 1924Diligence (Wren)Leading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192421st November 1924Sandhurst (Wren)Leading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd November 192411th November 1925ConcordLeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th November 192523rd April 1926ConcordActing Petty OfficerADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th April 192611th November 1926Vivid IActing Petty OfficerADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th November 19266th December 1927Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 19277th January 1930RodneyPetty OfficerADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th January 193016th February 1930Vivid I-IPetty OfficerADM363/274
17th February 1930Shore: PensionedPetty OfficerADM363/274

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)
ADM188/418 via WW1 Lives at Sea