-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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Leonard John Nye Pressey

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Date of birth: 28th December 1885
Place of birth: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 219768
Joined Hood: 1st July 1921 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 14th May 1923 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
3rd February 190225th January 1903LionBoy 2nd ClassADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th January 19038th September 1903LionBoy 1st ClassADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th September 190321st December 1903AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd December 190327th December 1903GloryBoy 1st ClassADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th December 190311th January 1905GloryOrdinary SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th January 19052nd October 1905GloryAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 190530th October 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 19057th May 1906Empress of IndiaAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th May 190628th August 1906QueenAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th September 190614th December 1908QueenAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 190829th October 1909Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th October 190915th December 1910BlakeAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th December 191013th February 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 19111st September 1913DefenceAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd September 191321st December 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd December 191331st December 1913DorisAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 191431st March 1914TalbotAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19141st August 1914Challenger (Jupiter)Able SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 191414th August 1914JupiterAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th August 191430th November 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 191415th January 1915Victory IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 191530th April 1917Dido (Milne)Able SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191725th August 1917Dido (Recruit)Able SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 191730th September 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191731st May 1918Woolwich (Vanquisher)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 191830th June 1918Wallington (Vanquisher)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191831st October 1919Leander (Vanquisher)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 19191st November 1920Columbine (Vanquisher)Leading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd November 192030th November 1920Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 192030th June 1921Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192114th May 1923HoodPetty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192322nd June 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd June 192321st July 1924Woolwich (Grenville)Petty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd July 192423rd September 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th September 19246th March 1925Woolwich (Sesame)Petty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th March 192510th January 1926Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th April 19382nd October 1938Drake I I (Mob)Petty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 19399th December 1942Drake IPetty OfficerADM188/386
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th December 1942ShorePetty OfficerADM188/386
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)
ADM188/386 via WW1 Lives at Sea