-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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Charles Leonard Chapman

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Date of birth: 13th February 1891
Place of birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Previous occupation: Page boy
Service:
Rank:
Service Number: 240045
Joined Hood: 8th May 1925 (Leading Telegraphist)
Left Hood: 27th August 1928 (Leading Telegraphist)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
11th November 190722nd March 1908GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd March 190811th June 1908ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th June 190819th December 1908ImpregnableADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 190812th February 1909AgamemnonADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th February 190918th July 1909AgamemnonOrdinary TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th July 19096th September 1909Vivid IOrdinary TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th September 190922nd November 1909CumberlandOrdinary TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd November 19094th September 1911CumberlandTelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th September 191123rd October 1911Vivid ITelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th October 19111st September 1913DartmouthTelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd September 191314th October 1913Vivid ITelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 191314th January 1914DefianceTelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th January 191421st March 1914DorisTelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd March 19142nd May 1915MinotaurTelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 191529th July 1915LancasterTelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th July 191519th September 1915DefianceTelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th September 19153rd November 1915Vivid ITelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th November 191531st May 1916NarcissusTelegraphistADM188/427
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1st June 191613th November 1917Cormorant (Narcissus)TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th November 191718th January 1918Egmont (Narcissus)TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th January 191831st March 1918Egmont (Narcissus)Leading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19187th November 1918Cormorant (Narcissus)Leading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th November 191818th December 1918DefianceLeading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th December 191811th February 1919GibraltarLeading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th February 191914th January 1920Vivid ILeading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th January 192030th September 1921Columbine (Westcott)Leading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19216th November 1921GloriousLeading TelegraphistADM188/427
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7th November 192113th February 1924DurbanLeading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 19246th April 1924WeymouthLeading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 19247th January 1925Vivid ILeading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th January 192517th February 1925Victory ILeading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th February 19255th May 1925Vivid ILeading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th May 19257th May 1925Columbine (Valkyrie)Leading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th May 192527th August 1928HoodLeading TelegraphistADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19281st January 1929Vivid ILeading TelegraphistADM188/427
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)
ADM188/427 via WW1 Lives at Sea