-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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Walter Stanley Chambers

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Date of birth: 27th July 1891
Place of birth: Salford, Lancashire , England
Previous occupation: Chair attendant
Service:
Rank:
Service Number: 239134
Joined Hood: 15th April 1920 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 22nd September 1920 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
24th July 19078th March 1908GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th March 190831st May 1908GangesBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 190810th September 1908SutlejBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 190825th September 1908VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th September 19088th February 1909HighflyerBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th February 190926th July 1909DefenceBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th July 190912th October 1910DefenceOrdinary SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th October 191013th February 1911DefenceAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 19116th October 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th October 19111st January 1912Victory IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd January 191211th February 1914OrionAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th February 191431st March 1917OrionLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19174th October 1917OrionPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 191724th January 1918Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th January 191818th August 1918Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th August 191827th February 1919EdgarPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th February 191914th April 1920Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 192022nd September 1920HoodPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd September 19207th January 1921Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th January 192115th January 1922RevengePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 192229th May 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th May 19222nd August 1922ResolutionPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th August 192220th September 1922ResolutionPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st September 19224th October 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 192214th March 1923GibraltarPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th March 192318th September 1923HeatherPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th September 192325th February 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th February 192425th July 1925EaglePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th July 192531st October 1925Sandhurst (Wolverine)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 19258th December 1925Egmont II (Wolverine)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 19252nd February 1926Vivid II (Wolverine)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd February 192619th February 1926Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th February 19261st March 1926Thunderer (Pegasus)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192631st August 1926Thunderer (Pegasus)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 192621st October 1926Erebus (Pegasus)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 192621st January 1927Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd January 19271st January 1929OrmondeChief Petty OfficerADM188/425
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)
ADM188/425 via WW1 Lives at Sea