-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 John Hobbs

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Date of birth: 15th July 1885
Place of birth: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 215286
Joined Hood: 12th May 1922 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 26th November 1923 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
18th June 190119th February 1902Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th February 190216th May 1902Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 190228th October 1902MinotaurBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
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29th October 19021st December 1902AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
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2nd December 190224th June 1903DefianceBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
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25th June 190314th July 1903Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 190320th July 1903Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/377
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21st July 190328th July 1903Blake (Mob)Ordinary SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th July 190325th April 1905LondonOrdinary SeamanADM188/377
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26th April 19052nd June 1905Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/377
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3rd June 190530th June 1905ThamesOrdinary SeamanADM188/377
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1st July 190517th August 1905ForthOrdinary SeamanADM188/377
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18th August 190513th March 1907ForthAble SeamanADM188/377
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3rd April 190729th January 1908ForthAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th January 190828th March 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
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29th March 190815th August 1908DefianceAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 19084th September 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th September 19086th August 1910CumberlandAble SeamanADM188/377
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7th August 191012th August 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
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13th August 191012th October 1910LeanderAble SeamanADM188/377
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13th October 191028th October 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 191024th July 1911TyneAble SeamanADM188/377
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25th July 191129th April 1912LeanderAble SeamanADM188/377
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30th April 191227th May 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th May 191216th June 1915PelorusAble SeamanADM188/377
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22nd July 191525th July 1915CormorantAble SeamanADM188/377
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26th July 191527th August 1915PelorusAble SeamanADM188/377
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28th August 19154th October 1915Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 191511th May 1916BlakeAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th May 191620th November 1916BirminghamAble SeamanADM188/377
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21st November 191614th December 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
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15th December 191631st July 1917Wallington (Avon)Able SeamanADM188/377
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1st August 191718th June 1918Eagle (Avon)Able SeamanADM188/377
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19th June 191824th August 1918DefianceAble SeamanADM188/377
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25th August 191820th December 1918Victory X (P 16)Able SeamanADM188/377
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21st December 19186th March 1919Vivid II (P 16)Able SeamanADM188/377
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15th February 192122nd February 1921Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
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23rd February 192114th July 1921DefianceAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 192112th April 1922OrionAble SeamanADM188/377
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13th April 192211th May 1922Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th May 192226th November 1923HoodAble SeamanADM188/377
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27th November 19233rd January 1924Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th January 192422nd December 1926ResolutionAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd December 192626th April 1927Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th April 192730th June 1927Vivid II (Spindrift)Able SeamanADM188/377
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192718th August 1927Vivid II (Sparrowhawk)Able SeamanADM188/377
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)
ADM188/377 via WW1 Lives at Sea