-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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Henry Arthur Reid

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Date of birth: 3rd October 1885
Place of birth: Ireland Island, Bermuda
Previous occupation: Farm Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 214381
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 14th May 1923 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
24th April 19015th March 1902ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th March 19023rd September 1902ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th September 190213th November 1902AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th November 190226th January 1903Empress of IndiaBoy 1st ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th January 190327th July 1903VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th July 19032nd October 1903MontagueBoy 1st ClassADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 190318th June 1905MontagueOrdinary SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th June 190530th October 1905MontagueAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 19053rd February 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 190619th May 1906DefianceAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th May 190627th July 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th July 19063rd February 1908ArgyllAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 190810th March 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 19082nd August 1909RepulseAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 19094th March 1912ApolloAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191227th April 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th April 191212th August 1912DefianceAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 19129th March 1914CornwallisAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th March 191423rd March 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th March 19141st August 1915Vivid II ([...])Able SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 191512th January 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th January 19165th August 1918ValiantAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th August 191822nd August 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd August 19184th October 1918DefianceAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 191817th April 1919TitaniaAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th April 191920th November 1919Vulcan (Blyth)Able SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st November 191929th February 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Able SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192014th May 1923HoodAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192329th August 1924Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th August 19241st April 1925Columbine (Watchman)Able SeamanADM188/375
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd April 19252nd October 1925Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/375
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)
ADM188/375 via WW1 Lives at Sea