-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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Harry Fred Dowding

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Date of birth: 10th January 1888
Place of birth: Cardiff, Glamorgam, Wales
Previous occupation: Dock Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 232497
Joined Hood: 7th September 1920 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 31st August 1921 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
3rd October 190419th April 1905ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 190526th January 1906ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th January 190611th May 1906St GeorgeBoy 1st ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th May 190623rd July 1906Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th July 190618th September 1906TerribleOrdinary SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th September 190622nd May 1907PrometheusOrdinary SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd May 190730th September 1908PrometheusAble SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 190819th December 1908GibraltarAble SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 190812th February 1909Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th February 190928th June 1910LeanderAble SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th June 191018th July 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th July 191022nd January 1913PresidentAble SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd January 191331st January 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191321st May 1913Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 191331st May 1915CenturionLeading SeamanADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 191525th June 1915CenturionPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th June 19155th February 1916Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th February 19164th May 1917SutlejPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 191710th June 1917Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th June 191715th May 1918CumberlandPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th May 191824th October 1918Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th October 191812th August 1919BerwickPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 19196th September 1920Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th September 192031st August 1921HoodPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 192128th August 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th August 192318th February 1924Woolwich (Sesame)Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th February 192419th June 1925Woolwich (Sesame)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th June 192519th March 1926Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th March 192627th August 1927Impregnable (Colossus)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19279th January 1928Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/411
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)
ADM188/411 via WW1 Lives at Sea