-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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Thomas Darch

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Date of birth: 15th June 1884
Place of birth: Swansea, Glamorgan , Wales
Previous occupation: Farm labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 215099
Joined Hood: 1st 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
27th March 190125th June 1901NorthamptonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th June 19018th July 1901NorthamptonBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th July 190124th September 1901CalliopeBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th September 190131st October 1901VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 190116th November 1901ColossusBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 190114th February 1902ResolutionBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th February 190223rd April 1902Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th April 190214th June 1902HermioneBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th June 190218th July 1904HermioneOrdinary SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th July 190418th November 1904Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th November 190426th March 1905HighflyerOrdinary SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th March 190516th August 1905HighflyerAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th August 190523rd September 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th September 190510th November 1905CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 190522nd January 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd January 190631st March 1907VulcanAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19076th June 1907OrionAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th June 19076th April 1908QueenAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 19085th June 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 190828th November 1910AquariusAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th November 191016th December 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th December 191010th November 1912BlakeAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 191217th January 1913VividAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th January 191310th July 1913DefianceAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th July 191314th October 1913DefianceAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th October 191320th January 1914DefianceAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st January 191419th August 1914CornwallAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 191430th June 1915CornwallAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191524th July 1915Europa IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th July 191526th August 1916CornwallAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 191631st October 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 191631st March 1920LionAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192014th May 1923HoodAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19237th August 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th August 19237th July 1924Woolwich (Sesame)Able SeamanADM188/377
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)
Service Record: ADM363/192(Ancestry)
ADM188/377 via WW1 Lives at Sea