-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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Arthur Miles

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Date of birth: 27th March 1885
Place of birth: Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Previous occupation: Seaman Coasting
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: 311990
Joined Hood First time: 1st April 1920 (Stoker 1st class)
Left Hood First time: 14th May 1923 (Stoker 1st class)
Joined Hood Second time: 30th April 1927 (Stoker 1st class)
Left Hood Second time: 30th April 1928 (Stoker 1st class)





Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
17th August 19072nd October 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 190727th April 1908NiobeStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th April 190813th July 1908SuffolkStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 19082nd May 1910SuffolkStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 191013th September 1910Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th September 191018th June 1911LeanderStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th June 191113th July 1911Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 191123rd May 1912RingdoveStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th May 191212th August 1912Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 191219th May 1914BlakeStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 19146th July 1914BlakeStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th July 19142nd February 1915Blake (Hope)Stoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd February 191512th October 1915Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th October 191511th December 1915Blake (Cameleon)Stoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th December 191515th June 1916Vivid II (Cameleon)Stoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th June 191610th November 1916Hecla (Ambuscade)Stoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 191617th November 1916Hecla (Ambuscade)Acting Leading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th November 191631st March 1917Attentive II (Ambuscade)Acting Leading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19175th June 1917Hecla (Ambuscade)Acting Leading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th June 19172nd July 1917Hecla (Ambuscade)Stoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd July 19178th August 1917Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th August 19171st October 1917CandytuftStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd October 19175th April 1918Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th April 19181st May 1918Active (Wexford Coast)Stoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd May 191821st October 1918Colleen (Wexford Coast)Stoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 191816th July 1919Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th July 191916th August 1919Vivid III (Gladiolus)Stoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th August 191923rd February 1920Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th February 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Stoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192014th May 1923HoodStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192316th May 1923Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 192312th November 1923ImpregnableStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th November 192331st December 1923Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 192431st October 1926AmbroseStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192620th December 1926DartmouthStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 192629th April 1927Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 192730th April 1928HoodStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 19287th September 1929Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th September 192924th August 1939PensionedStoker 1st ClassADM363/468
25th August 193924th August 1939Drake IIStoker 1st ClassADM363/468
25th August 1939Shore Medically unfitStoker 1st ClassADM363/468


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)
ADM188/510 via WW1 Lives at Sea