-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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Charles John Prout

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Date of birth: 21st September 1882
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Milk Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 203771
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 6th January 1922 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
22nd March 189927th March 1899mpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th March 189917th January 1900LionBoy 2nd ClassADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th January 190021st August 1900LionBoy 1st ClassADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd August 190015th September 1900AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th September 190031st October 1900HoweBoy 1st ClassADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 190019th January 1901HoweOrdinary SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th January 190128th January 1901Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th January 190119th May 1902HoodOrdinary SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th May 190219th July 1902CruiserOrdinary SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th July 19025th December 1902HoodOrdinary SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th December 190215th January 1903VividOrdinary SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 190311th February 1903ResolutionOrdinary SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th February 19038th April 1903ResolutionAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th April 190321st March 1904EdgarAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd March 190420th December 1904EssexAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 190419th April 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 190530th June 1905CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 190510th July 1905VividAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th July 190517th June 1907New ZealandAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th June 19075th July 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th July 190722nd June 1908MarsAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd June 190821st March 1910RussellAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd March 191025th November 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th November 191015th January 1911LeanderAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 191114th February 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th February 191110th April 1911LeanderAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th April 191114th August 1911Pembroke IAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th August 191113th November 1914Leander (Earnest)Able SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th November 19145th November 1915St George (Earnest)Able SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 191521st June 1917Wallington (Earnest)Able SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd June 19172nd July 1917VividAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd July 19174th March 1919ThundererAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191922nd April 1919Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd April 191930th November 1919ImpregnableAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 19193rd February 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Able SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19206th January 1922HoodAble SeamanADM188/354
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192220th September 1922Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/354
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)
ADM188/354 via WW1 Lives at Sea