-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 Turner

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Date of birth: 7th May 1888
Place of birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Previous occupation: Telegraph Messenger
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 228965
Joined Hood: 16th August 1927 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 20th May 1928 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
9th November 190331st December 1903Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190415th June 1904EmeraldBoy 2nd ClassADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th June 190410th August 1904EmeraldBoy 1st ClassADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 19043rd May 1905Boscawen IIBoy 1st ClassADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th May 190510th September 1905St GeorgeBoy 1st ClassADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 190511th October 1905VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th October 19056th May 1906SentinelBoy 1st ClassADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th May 190615th May 1907SentinelOrdinary SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th May 190711th June 1907SentinelAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th June 190717th August 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th August 19074th November 1907CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 190712th January 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th January 190811th May 1908PembrokeAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th May 19084th December 1908SutlejAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th December 19083rd November 1909SutlejAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th November 190913th December 1909NiobeAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th December 190922nd December 1911KentAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd December 19118th February 1912Royal ArthurAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th February 19129th August 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 191213th June 1916WarriorAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th June 19166th December 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 19167th January 1921ResolutionAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th January 192128th February 1921DolphinAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192120th December 1922Pandora (K 6)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 192231st March 1923Cyclops (K 6)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19235th September 1923Cyclops (Spare Crew)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th September 19239th September 1923Cyclops (K 6)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th September 192320th September 1923Cyclops (Spare Crew)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st September 192324th September 1923Cyclops (M 2)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th September 192312th October 1923Cyclops (Spare Crew)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th October 19235th November 1923Cyclops (M 3)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 192317th November 1923Cyclops (Spare Crew)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th November 19232nd April 1924Cyclops (M 1)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd April 192428th August 1925DolphinAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th August 192512th November 1925Cyclops (K 2)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th November 192511th February 1926Dolphin (Spare Crew)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th February 192623rd March 1926Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th March 19267th August 1927Vivid II (Scotsman)Able SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th August 192715th August 1927Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/404
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 192720th May 1928HoodAble SeamanADM188/404
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)
ADM188/404 via WW1 Lives at Sea