-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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David Pretswell Munro

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Date of birth: 15th January 1896
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Previous occupation: Farm Servant
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: J27848
Joined Hood: 15th April 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 11th May 1922 (Leading Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
25th October 19138th February 1914Vivid IBoy 2nd ClassADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th February 19146th March 1914Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th March 191424th April 1914RussellBoy 1st ClassADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 191411th December 1914RussellOrdinary SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th December 191414th December 1914Pembroke IOrdinary SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 191419th May 1915BacchanteOrdinary SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th May 19159th February 1916BacchanteAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 191625th March 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th March 191618th July 1916DefianceAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th July 191616th November 1916Vivid (Nereide)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 191631st March 1918Egmont (Nereide)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19185th June 1918Blenheim (Nereide)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 191811th July 1918Vivid II (Nereide)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th July 191827th August 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 191818th November 1918DefianceAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th November 191815th February 1919Greenwich (Searcher)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th February 191931st October 1919Diligence (Searcher)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 19192nd February 1920Apollo (Searcher)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd February 192029th February 1920Woolwich (Searcher)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192014th April 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 192015th March 1921HoodAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th March 192111th May 1922HoodLeading SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th May 192222nd May 1922Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd May 19226th September 1923Columbine (Vidette)Leading SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th September 192313th February 1924Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 192425th February 1924Victory II (Eagle)Leading SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th February 192430th June 1925EagleLeading SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192531st July 1925Eagle (Fleet Air Arm)Leading SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 192514th January 1926Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/702
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)
ADM188/702 via WW1 Lives at Sea