-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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Reginald John Skidmore

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Date of birth: 9th February 1887
Place of birth: Sutton, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: City Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: 310455
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Stoker 1st class)
Left Hood: 17th November 1923 (Stoker 1st class)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
24th July 19064th January 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 19071st February 1907HannibalStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 19074th February 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th February 190719th March 1907DorisStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th March 190730th April 1907VividStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 190715th July 1907CarnarvonStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th July 190730th September 1907CarnarvonStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19074th October 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 190730th January 1908RoxburghStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th February 19089th September 1908RoxburghStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 190830th January 1909RoxburghStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th March 190922nd July 1909Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd July 190922nd November 1909SuffolkStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd November 190928th October 1912SuffolkStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 191229th May 1914Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th June 191423rd June 1914Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th June 191425th May 1915SuffolkStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th May 191517th September 1915Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th September 191530th September 1915MarsStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19155th February 1917DartmouthStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th February 191713th April 1917Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th April 191718th April 1917Vivid II (TB 108)Stoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th April 191730th June 1917Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191715th April 1918Victory X (P 45)Stoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd April 191820th December 1918Victory X (P 45)Stoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 191824th February 1919Vivid II (P 45)Stoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th February 191912th September 1919Apollo (P 45)Stoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th September 191912th November 1919Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th November 191923rd June 1920Colleen (John Bomkworth)Stoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th July 192030th July 1920Colleen (John Bomkworth)Stoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st July 19208th October 1920Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th October 192031st December 1920Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 192130th June 1921Vivid III (Glorious)Stoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192112th August 1921GloriousStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 192131st August 1921Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 192110th April 1922SandhurstStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 192228th April 1922Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th April 192217th July 1922SandhurstStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd July 19221st September 1922SandhurstStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd September 192217th November 1922Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th November 192224th April 1923GloriousStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 192314th May 1923Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192317th November 1923HoodStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th November 19233rd January 1924Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th January 192420th June 1924ResolutionStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192428th August 1924ResolutionStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th August 192417th November 1924Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th November 192412th November 1926DelhiStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th November 192623rd June 1927DelhiStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th June 192726th August 1927CaradocStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 192721st October 1927Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 192729th October 1928Carysfort (Pegasus)Stoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th October 19281st January 1929Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
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)
ADM188/507 via WW1 Lives at Sea