-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 Thomas Haydon

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Date of birth: 1st June 1888
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Mechanic 2nd Class
Service Number: 310244
Joined Hood: 1st November 1924 (Chief Mechanic 2nd Class)
Left Hood: 11th January 1926 (Chief Mechanic 2nd Class)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
6th June 190612th March 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th March 190724th April 1907NiobeStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 19074th November 1907NiobeStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 19079th August 1909DevonshireStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 190915th October 1909Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th October 19097th February 1910IndusStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th February 191028th February 1910Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191024th April 1910HannibalStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 191029th July 1910HannibalActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th July 191019th September 1910Vivid IIActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th September 191017th October 1910AeolusActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th October 191024th April 1911PandoraActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 191126th May 1912PandoraStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th May 19125th August 1912Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th August 191230th June 1914Pembroke IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191424th August 1914Pembroke IIActing MechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 191410th February 1915Vivid IIActing MechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th February 191530th June 1915RoxburghActing MechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191520th June 1916RoxburghMechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st June 19166th December 1916Vivid IIMechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 191614th January 1921ResolutionMechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th January 19217th April 1921Vivid IIMechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th April 192122nd April 1921Vivid III (John Bateman)MechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd April 192131st October 1921Vivid IIMechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192130th June 1923DurbanMechanicADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192313th February 1924DurbanActing Chief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 19246th April 1924WeymouthActing Chief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 192430th June 1924Vivid IIActing Chief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192414th July 1924Vivid IIChief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 192413th August 1924RevengeChief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 192431st October 1924Vivid IIChief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192411th January 1926HoodChief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th January 192615th February 1926Vivid IIChief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th February 192617th December 1926CaradocChief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th December 192619th February 1928CardiffChief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th February 19285th June 1928Vivid IIChief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 19383rd October 1938Drake II (Mob)Chief Mechanic 2nd ClassADM188/507
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)
ADM188/507 via WW1 Lives at Sea