-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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Sydney Charles Litton

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Date of birth: 14th October 1880
Place of birth: Exeter, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Fishing
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Writer
Service Number: 344722
Joined Hood: 7th January 1922 (Chief Writer)
Left Hood: 17th June 1922 (Chief Writer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
1st November 19019th December 1901VividWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th December 190116th May 1902BritanniaWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 190211th December 1902VernonWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th December 19023rd January 1903VividWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th January 190317th July 1903BritanniaWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th July 19037th September 1903Vivid IWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th September 190311th December 1903BritanniaWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th December 19032nd January 1905Vivid IWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd January 190523rd June 1905HoodWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th June 190530th October 1905New ZealandWriter 3rd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 190517th June 1907New ZealandWriter 2nd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th June 19074th January 1909Vivid IWriter 2nd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 190928th February 1909HawkeWriter 2nd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 19096th April 1909TamarWriter 2nd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 190930th September 1909King AlfredWriter 2nd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 190929th October 1909TamarWriter 2nd ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th October 19098th April 1910TamarWriter 1st ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th April 191019th August 1910MinotaurWriter 1st ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th August 191022nd September 1910Wei Hai WeiWriter 1st ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd September 191020th April 1911TamarWriter 1st ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st April 19118th June 1911CrescentWriter 1st ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th June 191128th October 1913Vivid IWriter 1st ClassADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 191330th November 1915Vivid IChief WriterADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 19153rd September 1917CirceChief WriterADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th September 191719th June 1918Vivid IChief WriterADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th June 191825th February 1919IndusChief WriterADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th February 191929th May 1919Vivid IChief WriterADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th May 19196th January 1922PomoneChief WriterADM188/522
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192217th June 1922HoodChief WriterADM188/522
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)
ADM188/522 via WW1 Lives at Sea