-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 Charles Daniel

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Date of birth: 16th April 1887
Place of birth: Stoke de Abernon, Surrey, England
Previous occupation: Farm labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Signalman
Service Number: 226124
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Leading Signalman)
Left Hood: 6th January 1926 (Leading Signalman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
11th May 190331st December 1903ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190425th May 1904ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th May 19044th October 1904VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 190422nd October 1904CambridgeBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd October 190427th October 1904VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th October 190415th April 1905DonegalBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th April 190530th October 1905DonegalSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 190530th June 1906Vivid ISignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 190621st July 1906BlakeSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd July 190631st December 1906CornwallSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190730th January 1907Vivid ISignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 190730th June 1907DefianceSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 190730th September 1907Vivid ISignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 190718th December 1907Vivid IOrdinary SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 190829th May 1908Vivid IOrdinary SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th May 19081st June 1908HannibalOrdinary SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd June 190827th January 1910OceanOrdinary SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 191021st April 1910Vivid IOrdinary SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 191029th April 1910Vivid ISignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 191024th September 1910TheseusSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th September 19102nd December 1910Vivid ISignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd December 191029th April 1912LeanderSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 19121st February 1914HeclaSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 19143rd April 1914Vivid ISignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th April 191415th August 1914DefianceSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 191431st March 1916HalcyonSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19169th May 1916HalcyonSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th May 191627th May 1916VividSignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th May 19168th August 1916Vivid (Bittern)SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th August 19167th February 1917Vivid (Bittern)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th February 19177th June 1917Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th June 191731st January 1918Leander (Lively)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191828th March 1918Victorious II (Lively)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th March 191811th April 1918Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th April 191830th June 1918Woolwich (Wolfhound)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191831st March 1919Columbine (Wolfhound)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191914th July 1919Sandhurst (Wolfhound)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 191916th January 1920Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th January 19202nd February 1920Apollo (Saumarez)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd February 192020th January 1921Woolwich (Saumarez)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st January 192121st August 1922Columbine (Venetia)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd August 192215th November 1922Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th November 192214th May 1923WoolwichLeading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19236th January 1926HoodLeading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192626th January 1926Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th January 192630th June 1926Impregnable (King George V)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192629th May 1927Vivid ILeading SignalmanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 19384th October 1938Drake I I (Mob)Leading SignalmanADM188/399
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)
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor
ADM188/399 via WW1 Lives at Sea