-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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Wilfred Davey

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Date of birth: 5th December 1882
Place of birth: Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Plumber and gas fitter
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Plumber 1st Class
Service Number: 311082
Joined Hood: 7th January 1926 (Plumber 1st Class)
Left Hood: 27th August 1928 (Plumber 1st Class)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
3rd December 190629th January 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th January 190727th May 1907Empress of IndiaStoker 2nd classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th May 190721st October 1907CommonwealthStoker 2nd classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 190724th May 1909CommonwealthStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 190926th July 1909Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th July 19094th January 1910EspiegleStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 191018th August 1910PomoneStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th August 191027th March 1911BlakeStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th March 19113rd April 1911Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th April 191125th March 1912CaesarStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th March 191230th April 1912CollingwoodStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191210th May 1912CollingwoodPlumber's MateADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th May 191212th August 1912IndusPlumber's MateADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 19121st May 1914BlakePlumber's MateADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd May 191415th May 1914IndusPlumber's MateADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th May 191413th August 1914MajesticPlumber's MateADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 19145th August 1916ErinPlumber's MateADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th August 191630th September 1918ErinPlumber 1st ClassADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19188th March 1919ErinPlumber 1st ClassADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st May 192116th August 1921Vivid IIIPlumber 1st ClassADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th August 192115th August 1924WarspitePlumber 1st ClassADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 192411th September 1924Vivid IIPlumber 1st ClassADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th September 192416th December 1925Impregnable (King George V)Plumber 1st ClassADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th December 19256th January 1926Vivid IIPlumber 1st ClassADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192627th August 1928HoodPlumber 1st ClassADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19281st January 1929Vivid IIPlumber 1st ClassADM188/509
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)
ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea