-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 Lowe

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Date of birth: 19th January 1887
Place of birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Previous occupation: AB SS 988
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: 240110
Joined Hood: 6th May 1925 (Leading Seaman)
Left Hood: 27th August 1928 (Leading Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
5th December 190727th October 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th October 190830th November 1908MarsAble SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 19088th February 1909Vivid IAble SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th February 19093rd February 1910DefenceAble SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 191015th May 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th May 191129th September 1913TemeraireAble SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th September 19132nd October 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 191427th July 1917TigerAble SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th July 191718th July 1919TigerLeading SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th September 19215th January 1922Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 19229th May 1924CarysfortLeading SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th May 19245th May 1925Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th May 192527th August 1928HoodLeading SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19287th September 1929Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th September 192927th June 1938PensionedLeading SeamanADM363/465
28th June 193828th June 1938Colombo (RFSP)Able SeamanADM363/465
29th June 19387th August 1940Colombo (RFSP)Leading SeamanADM363/465
8th August 194024th February 1941Drake ILeading SeamanADM363/465
25th February 194130th December 1945CabbalaLeading SeamanADM363/465
31st December 1945Released in Class ALeading SeamanADM363/465

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)
ADM188427 via WW1 Lives at Sea