-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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Thomas Walsh

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Date of birth: 25th January 1880
Place of birth: Aghada, County Cork, Ireland
Previous occupation: Blacksmith
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Blacksmith
Service Number: 342563
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Chief Blacksmith)
Left Hood: 6th January 1921 (Chief Blacksmith)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and rate held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
22nd March 189931st May 1900Vivid IIBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 190031st March 1903CollingwoodBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 190331st December 1904Vivid IIBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190516th September 1905IndusBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th September 190523rd October 1905Vivid IIBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th October 19054th November 1907DevonshireBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 190722nd November 1907Vivid IIBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd November 190722nd May 1908IndusBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd May 190819th June 1908IsisBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th June 190825th July 1908IndusBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th July 19089th August 1908Vivid IIBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 190825th August 1908IndusBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 190831st March 1909Vivid IIBlacksmith's MateADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 190930th July 1909Vivid IIBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st July 190931st August 1909TerribleBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 190915th September 1911CambrianBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th September 19113rd November 1911GibraltarBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th November 19111st March 1912IndusBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd March 191230th November 1912DefianceBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 19123rd February 1913Vivid IIBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 191328th November 1914TheseusBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th November 19145th November 1915Vivid IIBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 191530th September 1918ImperieuseBlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191830th June 1919Victory (Imperieuse)BlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191916th July 1919Victory (Imperieuse)Blacksmith 1st ClassADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th July 19193rd February 1920Vivid IIIBlacksmith 1st ClassADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Blacksmith 1st ClassADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19206th January 1921HoodChief BlacksmithADM188/518
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192125th June 1921Vivid IIIChief BlacksmithADM188/518
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)
ADM188/518 via WW1 Lives at Sea