-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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William Foley

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Date of birth: 26th December 1884
Place of birth: Aghada, Cork , Ireland
Previous occupation: Builders boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Service Number: 209001
Joined Hood: 6th December 1922 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 7th January 1925 (Chief Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and rate held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
26th March 190015th January 1901Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 190113th March 1901Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th March 190129th July 1901MinotaurBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th July 190119th September 1901AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th September 190117th March 1902CollingwoodBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th March 190231st March 1902Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 190225th December 1902DwarfBoy 1st ClassADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th December 190222nd July 1903DwarfOrdinary SeamanADM188/365
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23rd July 190313th September 1904DwarfAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th September 19042nd December 1904Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd December 190431st March 1905IndusAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19056th April 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 19054th October 1905RingdoveAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 19054th December 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th December 190527th May 1907CaesarAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th May 19076th July 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th July 19074th November 1907CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 190718th November 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th November 190731st January 1908LeanderAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19085th April 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th April 190818th October 1909LeanderAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th October 190923rd February 1910BlakeAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd March 191021st May 1911BlakeAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 19117th June 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th June 191116th April 1912ImpregnableAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th April 191223rd August 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th August 191219th October 1914PresidentAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th October 19147th December 1914ColleenAble SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th December 191421st April 1915ColleenLeading SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 191520th May 1915Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st May 191511th October 1915Dido (Milne)Leading SeamanADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th October 191530th April 1917Dido (Milne)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191725th August 1917Dido (Recruit)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 191724th January 1918Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th January 191828th February 1919Blake (Watchman)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191918th December 1919Greenwich (Watchman)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th December 19195th February 1920Columbine (Watchman)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th February 192010th March 1921Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 192131st March 1921Thunderer (Conqueror)Petty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192130th June 1921ConquerorPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192112th April 1922OrionPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th April 19225th December 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th December 192222nd September 1923HoodPetty OfficerADM188/365
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd September 19237th January 1925HoodChief Petty OfficerADM188/365
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
ADM188/365 via WW1 Lives at Sea