-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 Henry Staddon

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Date of birth: 31st August 1890
Place of birth: Devonport, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Greengrocer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Regulating Petty Officer
Service Number: 239173
Joined Hood: 6th January 1923 (Regulating Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 12th June 1923 (Regulating Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
19th August 190715th November 1907Ganges IIBoy 2nd ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th November 190718th November 1907LondonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th November 190731st March 1908LondonBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 190830th August 1908MinotaurBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st August 190813th October 1909MinotaurOrdinary SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th October 19093rd January 1910MinotaurAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th January 19106th June 1910VividAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th June 191029th April 1912King AlfredAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 19123rd May 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th May 19122nd December 1913TemeraireAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd December 191326th March 1914TemeraireLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th March 191429th July 1914Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th July 191419th January 1915CumberlandLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th January 191531st March 1915Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191519th May 1915WarspiteLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th May 191526th October 1915WarspitePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th October 191514th September 1916Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th September 191630th September 1918Diligence (Prince)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191831st January 1919Leander (Prince)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191924th February 1919Vivid II (Prince)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th February 191928th June 1919Apollo (Prince)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th June 19196th August 1919Apollo (Prince)Regulating Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th August 19192nd October 1919Vivid IIIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 19197th April 1921HighflyerRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th April 192131st March 1922Vivid IIIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19225th January 1923Vivid IIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 192312th June 1923HoodRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th June 192319th July 1923Vivid IIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th July 19235th February 1925AmbroseRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th February 192522nd October 1925AmbroseMaster at ArmsADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd October 192517th December 1925WeymouthMaster at ArmsADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th December 192526th January 1926Vivid IIMaster at ArmsADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th January 192611th April 1927DefianceMaster at ArmsADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th April 192730th April 1930ComusMaster at ArmsADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th August 193020th October 1940Shore PensionedMaster at ArmsADM363/422
21st October 19408th November 1940Drake IIMaster at ArmsADM363/422
9th November 194014th January 1941Royal ArthurMaster at ArmsADM363/422
15th January 1941InvalidedMaster at ArmsADM363/422

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)
ADM188/425 via WW1 Lives at Sea