-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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William Harvey

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Date of birth: 28th December 1895
Place of birth: Launceston, Cornwall, England
Previous occupation: Page
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J27829
Joined Hood: 25th August 1925 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 27th August 1928 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
21st October 19133rd February 1914Vivid IBoy 2nd ClassADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 19146th February 1914Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th February 191420th April 1914LondonBoy 1st ClassADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st April 191416th June 1914LondonOrdinary SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th June 19145th August 1916LondonAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th August 191610th August 1916London (Cells)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 191626th October 1916LondonAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th October 19164th February 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th February 191730th June 1917Victory II (TB 22)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191731st January 1919Victory X (TB 22)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191924th February 1919Vivid II (TB 22)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th February 191916th October 1919Apollo (TB 22)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th October 191915th November 1919Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th November 19192nd February 1920Apollo (TB 22)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd February 192031st March 1920Woolwich (TB 22)Able SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19203rd March 1921WoolwichAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th March 19211st July 1921Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd July 19211st February 1923ValiantAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 19234th September 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th September 192313th August 1924RevengeAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 192424th August 1925Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 192527th August 1928HoodAble SeamanADM188/702
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19281st January 1929Vivid IAble 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)
Service Record: ADM363/96(Ancestry)