-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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Edward William Richardson

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Date of birth: 22nd March 1884
Place of birth: Marylebone, London, England
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 216890
Joined Hood: 15th April 1920 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 8th June 1922 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
21st August 190119th November 1901NorthamptonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th November 190119th December 1901NorthamptonBoy 1st ClassADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 190121st March 1902CalliopeBoy 1st ClassADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd March 190215th April 1902CalliopeOrdinary SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th April 190222nd April 1902VividOrdinary SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd April 190228th September 1903BenbowOrdinary SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th September 19036th April 1904BenbowAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 190426th January 1905RussellAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th January 19056th February 1905RussellActing Qualified SignalmanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th February 190526th April 1905Vivid IActing Qualified SignalmanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th April 190510th July 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th July 190517th June 1907New ZealandAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th June 19077th September 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th September 19074th November 1907CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 190723rd June 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th June 190813th July 1910FoxAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 191031st August 1910GibraltarAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 191018th October 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th October 191031st May 1911Vivid IIAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 19117th August 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th August 191129th October 1911LeanderAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th October 191116th February 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th February 191231st March 1913IndusAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19137th August 1915BellerophonAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th August 191515th July 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th July 19165th December 1916Victorious (Marigold)Able SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th December 191631st December 1918Victorious (Marigold)Leading SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 191931st January 1919Gunner (Marigold)Leading SeamanADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191931st March 1919Gunner (Marigold)Petty OfficerADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19199th June 1919Gunner (Lilac)Petty OfficerADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th June 191925th July 1919Greenwich (Lilac)Petty OfficerADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th July 191912th August 1919Vivid II (Lilac)Petty OfficerADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 191914th April 1920Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/380
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 19208th June 1922HoodPetty OfficerADM188/380
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)
ADM188/380 via WW1 Lives at Sea