-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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Ernest James Foxwell

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Date of birth: 13th January 1888
Place of birth: Guildford, Surrey, England
Previous occupation: House boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: 230753
Joined Hood: 27th August 1926 (Leading Seaman)
Left Hood: 27th August 1928 (Leading Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
30th April 190430th November 1904St VincentBoy 2nd ClassADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 190413th September 1905St VincentBoy 1st ClassADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th September 190528th December 1905Royal ArthurBoy 1st ClassADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th December 190525th January 1906St GeorgeBoy 1st ClassADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th January 19069th April 1906Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th April 190617th April 1907SuffolkOrdinary SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th April 190727th April 1908SuffolkAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th April 190830th May 1908Victory IAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st May 19088th December 1908ExcellentAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 190821st December 1908Victory IAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd December 190826th March 1909Prince GeorgeAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th March 190931st July 1911King Edward VIIAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 19117th September 1913HerculesAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th September 19137th December 1913CyclopsAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th December 191331st July 1914HerculesAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 191422nd March 1915HerculesLeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd March 191511th April 1915Victory IAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th April 191527th June 1915Victory IAble SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th June 19153rd February 1916Attentive II (Gipsy)Able SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 191630th September 1917Attentive (Gipsy)Leading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191723rd October 1917Victory ILeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th October 191714th August 1918ExcellentLeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th August 191822nd April 1919Columbine (Windsor)Leading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 192030th November 1920Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 19202nd May 1923Columbine (Warwick)Leading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 192310th August 1923Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 192325th November 1923King George VLeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th November 192319th January 1925Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th January 192530th June 1926Iron DukeLeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192626th August 1926Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 192627th August 1928HoodLeading SeamanADM188/408
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19281st January 1929Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/408
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)
ADM188/408 via WW1 Lives at Sea