-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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Abel Hawkes

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Date of birth: 3rd July 1887
Place of birth: Cork, Cork, Ireland
Previous occupation: Messenger
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 225869
Joined Hood: 15th September 1920 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 12th June 1922 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
4th April 190329th November 1903Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th November 190331st December 1903Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 19043rd October 1904EmeraldBoy 1st ClassADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th October 190411th January 1905Boscawen IIBoy 1st ClassADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th January 19054th May 1905GibraltarBoy 1st ClassADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 190513th June 1905Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th June 19052nd July 1905NiobeBoy 1st ClassADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd July 190523rd July 1905NiobeOrdinary SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th July 19051st August 1905Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 190510th September 1906MinervaOrdinary SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 190625th January 1907Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th January 19071st February 1907HyacinthOrdinary SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 19076th March 1907Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th March 190726th April 1907AmphitriteOrdinary SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th April 190711th November 1907AmphitriteAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th November 190714th December 1909KentAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 190925th January 1910NiobeAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th January 191013th March 1910VividAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th March 191024th July 1911TyneAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th July 19114th March 1912LeanderAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191210th March 1913ArgyllAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 19138th August 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th August 191316th December 1913EndymionAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th December 191319th January 1914GibraltarAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th January 191431st January 1914EndymionAble SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191427th November 1914EndymionLeading SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 191414th February 1915Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th February 191511th March 1915Victory ILeading SeamanADM188/398
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12th March 191530th August 1915Dido (Moorsom)Leading SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st August 191518th February 1917Dido (Moorsom)Leading SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th February 191726th March 1917Dido (Skate)Leading SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th March 191725th December 1917Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th December 191730th June 1918Woolwich (Venetia)Leading SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191831st March 1919Columbine (Venetia)Leading SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191931st December 1919Sandhurst (Venetia)Leading SeamanADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 192024th August 1920Columbine (Venetia)Petty OfficerADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 192014th September 1920Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th September 192012th June 1922HoodPetty OfficerADM188/398
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th September 19383rd October 1938Drake I I (Mob)Petty OfficerADM188/398
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: ADM363/195(Ancestry)