-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 Henry Gulley

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Date of birth: 27th July 1898
Place of birth: Exeter, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Indoor servant
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 2028212
Joined Hood: 7th January 1926 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 26th July 1928 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
27th November 1914CrescentBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd October 191329th October 1913ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th October 191320th June 1914PowerfulBoy 2nd ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st June 191413th July 1914PowerfulBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 19141st August 1914CrescentBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 1914Victory IBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 191415th December 1914Victory IBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th December 191421st July 1915PatucaBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd July 191526th August 1915PatucaOrdinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 191510th November 1915Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 19158th December 1915Blake (Maenad)Ordinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 19155th November 1916Diligence (Maenad)Ordinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 191615th November 1916Diligence (Maenad)Able SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th November 191627th February 1917RevengeAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th February 19172nd June 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd June 19171st February 1919GloriousAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 191930th June 1919Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191931st March 1920HermioneAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192024th April 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 192016th September 1920CurlewAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th September 192021st April 1921AlacrityAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 19219th January 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th January 192313th August 1924RevengeAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 19246th January 1926Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192626th July 1928HoodAble SeamanADM188/703
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)
ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea