-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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Charles Henry Thompson

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Date of birth: 21st January 1898
Place of birth: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Previous occupation: Carter
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J29253
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 12th June 1922 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
20th January 191412th July 1914ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 191413th July 1914ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 191430th July 1914EndymionBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st July 191420th January 1916CumberlandBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st January 191626th June 1916CumberlandOrdinary SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th June 191620th October 1916CumberlandAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st October 191618th February 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th February 191719th April 1917DefianceAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 191730th June 1917Victory II (TB 1)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191720th October 1918Victory XI (TB 1)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st October 191822nd October 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd October 191811th November 1918DolphinAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th November 191824th February 1919Vivid II (Portia)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th February 191911th December 1919Apollo (Portia)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th December 191929th February 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192012th June 1922HoodAble SeamanADM188/705
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)
ADM188/705 via WW1 Lives at Sea