-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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Henry May Heal

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Date of birth: 24th March 1885
Place of birth: East greenwich, Kent, England
Previous occupation: Watchmaker
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Yeoman of Signals
Service Number: 213171
Joined Hood: 22nd November 1921 (Yeoman of Signals)
Left Hood: 21st June 1922 (Yeoman of Signals)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
2nd January 19019th October 1901ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th October 190129th April 1902ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 19024th October 1902VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 190223rd March 1903MelampusBoy 1st ClassADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th March 190318th June 1903MelampusSignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th June 19038th February 1904VividSignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th February 190426th February 1906CornwallisSignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th February 190630th June 1906Vivid ISignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 190618th February 1907BlakeSignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th February 19074th March 1907BlakeQualified SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 190730th April 1907Sapphire IIQualified SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 190716th September 1907BlenheimQualified SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th September 19071st October 1907LeanderQualified SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd October 190728th January 1908LeanderSignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th January 190810th May 1908Vivid ISignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th May 190818th February 1909SutlejSignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th February 19098th March 1909SutlejLeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th March 190916th May 1910DonegalLeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 191030th August 1910Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st August 191029th April 1912King AlfredLeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 191221st June 1912Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd June 191223rd January 1913ImpregnableLeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th January 19133rd March 1913Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th March 191326th August 1915DevonshireLeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 19158th September 1915Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th September 191531st January 1916MagnificentLeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19168th August 1916EuropaLeading SignalmanADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th August 191618th January 1918Europa IYeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th January 191819th May 1918St GeorgeYeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th May 19182nd June 1918St George [...]Yeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd June 19184th October 1918Europa IYeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 191816th December 1918Vivid IYeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th December 191831st March 1919Leander (Telemachus)Yeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191931st October 1919Leander (Vanquisher)Yeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 19191st November 1920Columbine (Vanquisher)Yeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd November 19209th February 1921Vivid IYeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 192130th June 1921Vivid III (Glorious)Yeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 19216th October 1921GloriousYeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th October 192121st November 1921CarysfortYeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd November 192121st June 1922HoodYeoman of SignalsADM188/373
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th July 193519th July 1935Drake I (Review)Yeoman of SignalsADM188/373
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)
ADM188/373 via WW1 Lives at Sea