-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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Robert Gresty

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Date of birth: 11th November 1892
Place of birth: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Previous occupation: Dock labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 2007004
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
15th January 191019th April 1910Ganges IIBoy 2nd ClassADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 191016th May 1910Ganges IIBoy 1st ClassADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 191017th September 1910EssexBoy 1st ClassADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th September 191030th September 1910Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191010th November 1910SutlejBoy 1st ClassADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 191015th January 1911SutlejOrdinary SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 19111st August 1911VictoriousOrdinary SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 191114th June 1912IllustriousOrdinary SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th June 19128th October 1912ThundererOrdinary SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th October 191231st March 1913ThundererOrdinary SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19135th April 1913ThundererAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th April 191326th May 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th May 191318th January 1916RingdoveAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th January 191613th April 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th April 191631st December 1918Victorious II (Marigold)Able SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 191931st March 1919Gunner (Marigold)Able SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191910th July 1919Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th July 191931st July 1921ClematisAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 192115th August 1921MonarchAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 192126th September 1921Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th September 192130th September 1922Woolwich (Teazer)Able SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192216th April 1923Woolwich (Torrid)Able SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th April 192314th May 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19236th January 1926HoodAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192625th June 1926Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th June 19267th March 1927Vivid II (Tomahawk)Able SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th March 192726th April 1927Vivid II (Tomahawk)Able SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th April 192717th May 1927Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th May 192721st May 1927Columbine (Venturous)Able SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 192730th March 1928Egmont II (Venturous)Able SeamanADM188/661
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st March 19281st January 1929Egmont II (Venetia)Able SeamanADM188/661
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
ADM188/661 via WW1 Lives at Sea