-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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George Edward Keeley

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Date of birth: 9th June 1897
Place of birth: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Previous occupation: Photographer's Assistant
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J28959
Joined Hood: 15th April 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 14th May 1923 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
1st January 191414th April 1914PowerfulBoy 2nd ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 191430th October 1914PowerfulBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 191431st October 1914Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 19148th June 1915ColossusBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th June 19155th September 1915ColossusOrdinary SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th September 191527th April 1916ColossusAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th April 19169th October 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th October 191631st January 1919Sandhurst (Grenville)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191930th September 1919Dido (Grenville)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19192nd March 1920Columbine (Grenville)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd March 192014th April 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 192028th July 1922HoodAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 192214th May 1923HoodAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192316th September 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th September 192325th November 1923King George VAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th November 192315th September 1924Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th September 192414th March 1927RamilliesAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th March 19278th June 1927Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
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)
ADM188/704 via WW1 Lives at Sea