-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 Walter Gear

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Date of birth: 31st December 1889
Place of birth: Llandisillo, Anglesey, Wales
Previous occupation: Baker's Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 234059
Joined Hood: 14th September 1920 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 14th May 1923 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
5th June 190520th December 1905EmeraldBoy 2nd ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 190510th February 1906EmeraldBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th February 190623rd May 1906ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th May 19069th September 1906HogueBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th September 190630th September 1906Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19061st January 1907NiobeBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd January 190730th December 1907HiberniaBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st December 19074th January 1909HiberniaOrdinary SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 190914th January 1909HannibalOrdinary SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd January 190927th May 1909HannibalOrdinary SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th May 190928th February 1910HannibalAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 19107th February 1911VanguardAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th February 19117th August 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th August 191124th November 1913ColossusAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th November 191317th February 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th February 19142nd August 1915LondonAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 191526th October 1916LondonLeading SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th October 191620th November 1916Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st November 191617th June 1917Bonaventure (Bonetta)Leading SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th June 191711th March 1918Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th March 191830th September 1918AdventureLeading SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191818th March 1919AdventurePetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th March 191931st March 1919St George (Clematis)Petty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191921st May 1919Egmont (Clematis)Petty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 191914th July 1919HannibalPetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 191915th August 1919Europa II (Minerva II)Petty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 191930th September 1919Caesar (Minerva II)Petty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191916th November 1919Julius (Minerva II)Petty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 191922nd March 1920Victory IPetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd March 192013th September 1920Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th September 192014th May 1923HoodPetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19239th October 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th October 192323rd October 1923Victory II (Eagle)Petty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th October 192323rd November 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th November 192323rd June 1927DelhiPetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th June 192726th August 1927CaradocPetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 19275th July 1928Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th July 19281st January 1929Osprey (Heather)Petty OfficerADM188/415
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)
ADM188/415 via WW1 Lives at Sea