-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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Cyril John Norris

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Date of birth: 7th November 1889
Place of birth: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Previous occupation: Greenwich Hospital School
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Sailmaker
Service Number: 233769
Joined Hood: 23rd April 1927 (Acting Sailmaker)
Left Hood: 16th May 1929 (Sailmaker)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
19th May 19051st October 1905Boscawen IIBoy 1st ClassADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd October 190531st January 1906GangesBoy 1st ClassADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19061st May 1906EdgarBoy 1st ClassADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd May 190614th May 1906Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19066th November 1907VengeanceBoy 1st ClassADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th November 19074th May 1908VengeanceOrdinary SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 190829th May 1908Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th May 19087th December 1908HannibalOrdinary SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th December 19085th January 1909HannibalAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 190911th January 1911HiberniaAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th January 191127th October 1911VividAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th October 191113th May 1912TheseusAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th May 191230th September 1912MagnificentAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191211th November 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th November 19123rd November 1915BlakeAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th November 19158th November 1915ZanaAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th November 19151st September 1918BlakeAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd September 191816th December 1919Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 192031st December 1922Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 19238th January 1923Vivid ISailmaker's MateADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th January 192328th February 1923BirminghamSailmaker's MateADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192314th July 1924SouthamptonSailmaker's MateADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 192411th November 1925ChathamSailmaker's MateADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th November 192516th April 1926Vivid ISailmaker's MateADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th April 192614th September 1926ImpregnableSailmaker's MateADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th September 192625th November 1926ImpregnableActing SailmakerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th November 19265th January 1927Vivid IActing SailmakerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 192724th January 1927Vivid I (Raf Manston)Acting SailmakerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th January 192722nd April 1927Vivid IActing SailmakerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd April 192714th September 1927HoodActing SailmakerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th September 192716th May 1929HoodSailmakerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 19293rd January 1930TigerSailmakerADM363/272
4th January 193031st March 1930Vivid I-ISailmakerADM363/272
1st April 1930Pensioned

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)
ADM188/414 via WW1 Lives at Sea