-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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Charles Henry Geake

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Date of birth: 11th August 1884
Place of birth: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Previous occupation: Stay Cutter
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Service Number: 208244
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 13th December 1920 (Chief Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and rate held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
6th February 19004th May 1900ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 19007th November 1900Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th November 190013th March 1901Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th March 19014th June 1901MinotaurBoy 1st ClassADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th June 190124th June 1901AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th June 190110th August 1902AlbionBoy 1st ClassADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 190230th September 1903AlbionOrdinary SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 190326th August 1904AlbionAble SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 190416th December 1904VividAble SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th December 190413th May 1905DefianceAble SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th May 190513th June 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th June 190524th August 1905SpartanAble SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 190510th April 1906VividAble SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th April 190628th January 1907DefianceAble SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th January 19075th April 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th April 19077th April 1910ForthAble SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th April 191019th April 1912ForthLeading SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 191210th August 1912Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 191231st March 1913DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19135th October 1913BellerophonLeading SeamanADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th October 191327th August 1915BellerophonPetty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19156th September 1915Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th September 19155th May 1916DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th May 191615th August 1916Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 191626th November 1918Blake (Romola)Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th November 191824th July 1919DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th July 191929th February 1920Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192031st August 1920HoodPetty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 192013th December 1920HoodChief Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th December 19203rd February 1921DefianceChief Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 192128th February 1922Colleen (Heather)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192212th June 1922Vivid IV (Heather)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th June 192221st August 1922DefianceChief Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd August 19223rd January 1924Columbine (Venetia)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th January 19241st July 1924DefianceChief Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd July 192410th August 1924Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/363
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 19382nd October 1938Drakes I (Mob)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/363
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)
ADM188/363 via WW1 Lives at Sea