-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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Earnest James Holmes

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Date of birth: 21st March 8884
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Tram Conductor
Service:
Rank:
Service Number: 215801









Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
26th July 190124th October 1901NorthamptonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th October 190125th October 1901NorthamptonBoy 1st ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th October 190119th December 1901CalliopeBoy 1st ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 190117th January 1902VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th January 190220th March 1902NiobeBoy 1st ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st March 190218th November 1902NiobeOrdinary SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th November 190230th June 1903HogueOrdinary SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 190327th July 1903Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th July 190330th June 1904MontaguOrdinary SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 19047th October 1904MontaguAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th October 190414th January 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th January 19053rd June 1905CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th June 190510th July 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th July 190511th January 1907New ZealandAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th January 190719th January 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 191024th April 1912RainbowAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 191224th June 1912RainbowLeading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th June 191210th December 1913RainbowAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th December 191321st April 1915RainbowLeading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 19159th February 1916RainbowPetty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 191628th March 1916NiobePetty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th March 191627th September 1916Vivid I (RFR)Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 191631st December 1916Gunner (Atherstone)Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 191730th June 1917Gunner (Slieve Bearnagh)Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191717th May 1918Gunner (Holderness)Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th May 191822nd August 1918Vivid IIPetty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd August 191821st March 1919Gunner (Holderness)Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd March 191930th June 1919Pekin (Holderness)Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191911th December 1919Pekin (Muskerry)Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 192010th September 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 192230th April 1923ClematisPetty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 19239th November 1923ClematisChief Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th December 19258th October 1926VerbenaChief Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th October 192612th November 1926Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th November 19262nd January 1928Hood (Snapdragon)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd January 192831st March 1928Vivid I (Beaufort)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192814th December 1928BeaufortChief Petty OfficerADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 192831st December 1928Vivid II (Beaufort)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/378
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)