-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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Walter George Davis

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Date of birth: 15th July 1889
Place of birth: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Previous occupation: Errand Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 234216
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 31st August 1925 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
4th July 190517th January 1906ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th January 190623rd May 1906ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th May 19069th September 1906HogueBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th September 190630th September 1906Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19061st January 1907Empress of IndiaBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd January 190714th July 1907HiberniaBoy 1st ClassADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 19074th December 1908HiberniaOrdinary SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th December 19084th January 1909HiberniaAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 190916th January 1909VividAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th January 190918th January 1910TheseusAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th January 19109th February 1910VividAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 191018th May 1910ArgyllAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd May 19108th July 1910ArgyllAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd July 19102nd November 1910ArgyllAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 19114th March 1912ArgyllAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191226th February 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th February 191329th September 1913SuffolkAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 191328th October 1913SuffolkAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 191325th August 1916SuffolkAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 19162nd October 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 19164th February 1918CenturionAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th February 191810th March 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 191817th November 1918Diligence (Simoom)Able SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th November 19184th January 1919Diligence (Saumarez)Able SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 191928th February 1919Vivid II (Saumarez)Able SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191930th September 1919Blake (Saumarez)Able SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19192nd February 1920Apollo (Saumarez)Able SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd February 192016th March 1920Woolwich (Saumarez)Able SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th March 192026th April 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th April 192014th September 1922CurlewAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th September 192226th October 1922Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th October 19222nd November 1922BritanniaAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd November 192214th May 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192331st August 1925HoodAble SeamanADM188/415
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 19254th November 1925Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/415
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
ADM188/415 via WW1 Lives at Sea