-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 Ford

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Date of birth: 24th June 1897
Place of birth: Bradninch, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Mill Hand
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 2028883
Joined Hood: 14th January 1925 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 29th April 1927 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
29th December 19131st August 1914ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 19142nd August 1914ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 191416th October 1914Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th October 191423rd June 1915BenbowBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th June 191514th March 1916BenbowOrdinary SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th March 191628th May 1919BenbowAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th May 191910th November 1919Egmont (Benbow)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 191931st March 1921BenbowAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192114th October 1921Emperor of IndiaAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 192110th August 1922AjaxAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 192218th August 1922Ajax (Cells)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th August 192218th September 1923AjaxAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th September 192313th January 1925Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th January 192529th April 1927HoodAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 192723rd June 1927Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
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)
ADM188/704 via WW1 Lives at Sea