-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 Dunmore

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Date of birth: 12th June 1898
Place of birth: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Previous occupation: Bricklayers Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J29030
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 6th January 1926 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
1st January 191431st July 1914GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 191429th October 1914GangesBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th October 191414th December 1914Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 191431st January 1916DianaBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19162nd August 1916DianaOrdinary SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 191627th September 1917DianaAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 191718th January 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th January 19188th April 1918DefianceAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th April 191830th June 1918Woolwich (Westcott)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191831st March 1919Columbine (Westcott)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191931st December 1919Sandhurst (Westcott)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 192030th September 1921Columbine (Westcott)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192130th September 1922Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192217th April 1923DefianceAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th April 192314th May 1923VividAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19236th January 1926HoodAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192626th March 1926DefianceAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th March 192616th April 1926Vivid II (Severn)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th April 192616th June 1926Vivid II (Sparrowhawk)Able SeamanADM188/705
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
ADM188/705 via WW1 Lives at Sea