-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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Sidney Byers

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Date of birth: 18th December 1889
Place of birth: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Previous occupation: Iron Turner
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: 239309
Joined Hood: 12th April 1922 (Leading Seaman)
Left Hood: 14th May 1923 (Leading Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
6th August 190730th October 1907Ganges IIBoy 2nd ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 19075th November 1907BulwarkBoy 2nd ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 190717th December 1907BulwarkBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th December 190713th June 1908BulwarkOrdinary SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th June 190817th August 1908MajesticOrdinary SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th August 19081st August 1909BulwarkOrdinary SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 190928th February 1910BulwarkAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 19108th April 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th April 19102nd May 1910CarnarvonAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 191031st August 1912SuffolkAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 191224th February 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th February 191313th February 1919ConquerorAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 191930th June 1919Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191931st March 1920London (Donegal)Able SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192031st July 1920VividAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 192011th April 1922VividLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th April 192214th May 1923HoodLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192312th November 1923Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th November 192316th November 1925Maidstone (Alecto)Leading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 192517th December 1925Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th December 192515th April 1926Thunderer (Weymouth)Leading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th April 192625th April 1926Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th April 192625th April 1927Vivid IActing Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th April 192725th May 1927Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th May 19279th June 1928ValiantPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th June 19281st January 1929Egmont II (Montrose)Petty OfficerADM188/425
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)
ADM188/425 via WW1 Lives at Sea