-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 Galton Heather

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Date of birth: 27th October 1886
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 229336
Joined Hood: 7th January 1922 (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
18th January 190424th March 1904NorthamptonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th March 190417th April 1904CleopatraBoy 2nd ClassADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th April 190427th July 1904CleopatraBoy 1st ClassADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th July 190427th August 1904VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 190426th October 1904CambridgeBoy 1st ClassADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th October 190431st March 1905CambridgeOrdinary SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 190519th June 1905TheseusOrdinary SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th June 190517th July 1905VividOrdinary SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th July 19055th September 1906FloraOrdinary SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th September 190622nd August 1907FloraAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd August 19073rd October 1907CrescentAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th October 19073rd March 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th March 19086th May 1908IsisAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th May 19088th March 1909SutlejAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th March 190916th May 1910DonegalAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 19109th January 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th January 191130th April 1912BlakeAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 19123rd June 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th June 191231st January 1914LionAble SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191414th April 1914LionLeading SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 19144th May 1914Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 191425th May 1916Blake (Brisk)Leading SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th May 19166th December 1916Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 191631st March 1920ResolutionLeading SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19203rd August 1920Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th August 192028th February 1921Woolwich (Simoon)Leading SeamanADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192126th July 1921Woolwich (Simoon)Petty OfficerADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th July 19216th January 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192214th May 1923HoodPetty OfficerADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192331st December 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 192418th May 1926AmbrosePetty OfficerADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 192626th October 1926Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/405
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd September 19382nd October 1938Drake I I (Mob)Petty OfficerADM188/405
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)
ADM188/405 via WW1 Lives at Sea