-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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Ernest Hubert Berry

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Date of birth: 18th January 1878
Place of birth: Brixham, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Blacksmith
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Blacksmith
Service Number: 343636
Joined Hood: 7th January 1921 (Chief Blacksmith)
Left Hood: 6th January 1922 (Chief Blacksmith)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and rate held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
7th August 190031st March 1903Vivid IIBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19036th April 1904BenbowBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 190420th April 1906RussellBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st April 19067th May 1906Vivid IIBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th May 190616th September 1907IndusBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th September 19073rd August 1909RoxburghBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th August 190910th August 1909Vivid IIBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 19092nd September 1909IndusBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd September 19094th January 1910EspiegleBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 19102nd May 1910PomoneBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 19102nd June 1910CarnarvonBlacksmith's MateADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd June 191023rd February 1911CarnarvonBlacksmithADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th February 191116th June 1913IndefatigableBlacksmithADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th June 191331st July 1914IndusBlacksmithADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 19144th October 1915Vivid IIBlacksmithADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 19156th September 1918FoxBlacksmithADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th September 191830th September 1918Dufferin (Rnd Bombay)BlacksmithADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191821st November 1918Dufferin (Rnd Bombay)Blacksmith First ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd November 191817th May 1919Vivid IIBlacksmith First ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th May 191931st March 1920LionBlacksmith First ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192019th April 1920New Zealand (Lion)Blacksmith First ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 192010th May 1920Vivid IIIBlacksmith First ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th May 192018th July 1920WoolwichBlacksmith First ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th July 19206th January 1921WoolwichChief BlacksmithADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 19216th January 1922HoodChief BlacksmithADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 19223rd February 1922Vivid IIIChief BlacksmithADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 19226th August 1922ImpregnableChief BlacksmithADM188/520
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)
ADM188/520 via WW1 Lives at Sea