-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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Henry William Wheeler

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Date of birth: 9th August 1884
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Carpenter
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 209209
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 23rd November 1923 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
6th April 190020th February 1901ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st February 190128th August 1901ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th August 19018th October 1901AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th October 190117th March 1902NileBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th March 19028th August 1902BulwarkBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th August 19026th April 1904BulwarkOrdinary SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 19042nd January 1905BulwarkAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd January 190527th February 1905VividAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th February 190526th August 1905Empress of IndiaAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 190526th May 1906DefianceAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th May 190620th July 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st July 190618th September 1906BlakeAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th September 190619th October 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th October 190629th May 1908HannibalAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th May 190827th January 1910OceanAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 191016th April 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th April 191030th January 1911DefianceAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 191118th October 1912LeanderAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th October 191229th October 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th October 191223rd July 1914ThundererAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th July 191429th August 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th August 19145th October 1914DefianceAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th October 191426th July 1915BenbowAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th July 191510th September 1915Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 191520th February 1916DefianceAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st February 191615th June 1916DrakeAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th June 191615th July 1917DrakeLeading SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th July 191713th October 1917DrakePetty Officer (New Series)ADM188/365
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14th October 191727th October 1917Vivid IPetty Officer (New Series)ADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th October 19176th December 1917DefiancePetty Officer (New Series)ADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 191724th January 1918Vivid IPetty Officer (New Series)ADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th January 191828th February 1919Blake (Watchman)Petty Officer (New Series)ADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191918th December 1919Greenwich (Watchman)Petty Officer (New Series)ADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th December 19198th December 1920Columbine (Watchman)Petty Officer (New Series)ADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 192010th March 1921DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 19215th July 1921Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th July 192131st January 1922Colleen (Tetrarch)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19229th April 1923Woolwich (Tetrarch)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th April 192314th May 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192323rd November 1923HoodPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th November 19234th December 1923DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th December 19235th December 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th December 192331st January 1924Glorious (Pegasus)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 192425th February 1924Dartmouth (Pegasus)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th February 192418th March 1924PegasusPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th March 192425th March 1924DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th March 192412th June 1924Woolwich (Rowena)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th June 19248th August 1924Impregnable (King George V)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 19382nd October 1938Drakes II (Mob)Petty Officer PensionerADM188/365
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)
ADM188/365 via WW1 Lives at Sea