-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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Herbert DuFeu

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Date of birth: 11th December 1885
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Boy Cooper
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Cooper 1st Class
Service Number: 344156
Joined Hood: 10th June 1922 (Cooper 1st Class)
Left Hood: 7th May 1925 (Cooper 1st Class)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
1st April 190110th December 1903Plymouth YardBoy CooperADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th December 190323rd January 1904Vivid IICooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th January 19048th February 1904DefianceCooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th February 190429th April 1904Indus IICooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 190420th May 1904Vivid IICooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st May 19049th April 1906SuffolkCooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th April 190618th May 1906Vivid IICooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 19066th January 1908IndusCooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 190810th January 1910CornwallCooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th January 19104th September 1911Vivid IICooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th September 191131st January 1912CumberlandCooper's CrewADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191230th September 1913CumberlandCooper 2nd ClassADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191329th November 1914Vivid IICooper 2nd ClassADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th November 191430th January 1916New ZealandCooper 2nd ClassADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 19162nd August 1918New ZealandCooperADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 191830th September 1918Vivid IICooperADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191820th June 1919Vivid IICooper 1st ClassADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st June 191930th June 1921DelhiCooper 1st ClassADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192131st March 1922Vivid IIICooper 1st ClassADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19229th June 1922Vivid IICooper 1st ClassADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th June 19227th May 1925HoodCooper 1st ClassADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th May 192510th December 1925Vivid IICooper 1st ClassADM188/521
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 19383rd October 1938Drake 2 (Mob)Cooper 1st ClassADM188/521
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)
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor
ADM188/521 via WW1 Lives at Sea