-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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John Henry Carr

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Date of birth: 19th January 1898
Place of birth: King's Norton, Worcestshire, England
Previous occupation: Errand boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J28265
Joined Hood First time:
Left Hood First time:
Joined Hood First time: 15th October 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood First time: 11th May 1922 (Able Seaman)





Biographical Information: John was born at Kings Norton, Worcestershire on 19 Jan 1898. He served through World War 1 and won the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medl.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
4th November 191319th June 1914ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th June 191424th June 1914ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th June 19141st August 1914EdgarBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 19146th October 1914Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th October 191418th January 1916DonegalBoy 1st ClassADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th January 19165th March 1917DonegalOrdinary SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th March 19175th August 1917DonegalAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th August 191719th August 1917Donegal (Cells)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th August 191719th June 1918DonegalAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th June 19185th August 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th August 191815th September 1918Vivid III (Bootle)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th September 191830th November 1918Dido (Bootle)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 191830th June 1919Ganges (Bootle)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191915th August 1919Europa II (Fareham)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 191930th September 1919Caesar (Fareham)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191916th November 1919Julius (Doria)Able SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 191914th October 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 192011th May 1922HoodAble SeamanADM188/704
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th May 192213th May 1922Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/704
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)
Stuart Tamblin 2007
ADM188/704 via WW1 Lives at Sea