-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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Walter Galloway

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Date of birth: 26th September 1891
Place of birth: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Previous occupation: Ind school
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 239182
Joined Hood: 28th August 1928 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 1st January 1929 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
30th June 19075th March 1908GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th March 190821st April 1908GangesBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 190831st May 1908CochraneBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 190810th September 1908SutlejBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 19082nd October 1908VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 19088th February 1909HannibalBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th February 190925th September 1909DefenceBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th September 190929th September 1909DefenceOrdinary SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 190913th February 1911DefenceOrdinary SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 191127th February 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th February 191121st January 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd January 19121st May 1914BlakeAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd May 191424th May 1914Vivid IIAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 19147th July 1914Challenger (Isis)Able SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th July 191413th August 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 19148th January 1915ErinAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th January 191530th January 1915VividAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 19152nd July 1915DefianceAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd July 191531st October 1916BellerophonAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 19166th December 1917BellerophonLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 19175th June 1918BellerophonAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 191812th November 1918BellerophonLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th November 191825th November 1918Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th November 19187th February 1919DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th February 19198th February 1919Vivid II (Mons)Leading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th February 191930th April 1919Colleen (Mons)Leading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191917th October 1919Colleen I (Mons)Leading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th October 191931st January 1920DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 192011th February 1920DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th February 192016th March 1921HarebellPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th March 192131st March 1921DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192126th September 1921CarysfortPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192110th April 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th April 192215th October 1924CapetownPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th October 19249th February 1925DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 192511th February 1925Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th February 192530th September 1925Mantis (Woodlark)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19256th March 1927Bee (Woodlark)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th March 192726th May 1927Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th May 192717th August 1928DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th August 192827th August 1928Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19281st January 1929HoodPetty OfficerADM188/425
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)
ADM188/425 via WW1 Lives at Sea