-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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Alfred John Morris

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Date of birth: 28th December 1888
Place of birth: Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
Previous occupation: Printer's Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Yeoman of Signals
Service Number: 232409
Joined Hood: 6th January 1926 (Yeoman of Signals)
Left Hood: 30th April 1928 (Chief Yeoman of Signals)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
28th September 190426th April 1905EmeraldBoy 2nd ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th April 190511th August 1905EmeraldBoy 1st ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th August 19051st January 1906VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd January 190627th December 1906EuropaBoy 1st ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th December 190631st December 1906EuropaSignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190727th May 1907Emperor of IndiaSignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th May 190725th August 1907EuropaSignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 19072nd September 1907EuropaQualified SignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd September 190730th September 1907RoxburghQualified SignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 190731st March 1909RoxburghSignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19098th August 1909Vivid ISignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th November 190916th December 1909Vivid ISignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th December 190917th February 1912PandoraSignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th February 191221st August 1912Vivid ISignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191210th March 1913Vivid ISignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 191330th June 1913DublinSignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191319th August 1913Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th August 19136th October 1913TalbotLeading SignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th October 191330th July 1918SkirmisherLeading SignalmanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st July 191818th September 1918SkirmisherYeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th September 19188th November 1918Vivid IYeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th November 191820th December 1918Hecla (Portia)Yeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 19183rd February 1919Vivid II (Portia)Yeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 191913th July 1920Vivid IYeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 192019th December 1924TamarYeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 192416th April 1925Vivid IYeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th April 19255th January 1926Osprey (Heather)Yeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 19264th March 1928HoodYeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 192830th April 1928HoodChief Yeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 192819th September 1928Vivid IChief Yeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th September 192812th May 1929DefianceChief Yeoman of SignalsADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th May 19295th November 1929PensionedChief Yeoman of SignalsADM363/273
6th November 192916th January 1940Joined RFRChief Yeoman of SignalsADM363/273
17th January 194018th March 1940BoscawenChief Yeoman of SignalsADM363/273
19th March 194029th April 1940Drake IChief Yeoman of SignalsADM363/273
30th April 194023rd October 1940President II (Blackhead)Chief Yeoman of SignalsADM363/273
24th October 194018th November 1940Drake IChief Yeoman of SignalsADM363/273
19th November 19408th June 1941Drake I (Impregnable)Chief Yeoman of SignalsADM363/273
9th June 194111th February 1946RacerChief Yeoman of SignalsADM363/273
12th February 1946Released in Class AChief Yeoman of SignalsADM363/273


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)
ADM188/411 via WW1 Lives at Sea