-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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George Cook

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Date of birth: 26th December 1909
Place of birth: Gosport, Hampshire, England
Wife: Annie Cook
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J113526
Joined Hood: 4th July 1938 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 1st June 1939 (Able Seaman)






Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
7th April 192521st November 1925GangesBoy 2nd ClassService Record ADM363/34
22nd November 19251st February 1926GangesBoy 1st ClassService Record ADM363/34
2nd February 192625th December 1927DauntlessBoy 1st ClassService Record ADM363/34
26th December 192714th May 1928DauntlessOrdinary SeamanService Record ADM363/34
15th May 192824th May 1928VictoryOrdinary SeamanService Record ADM363/34
25th May 192820th August 1928Vernon (Vanoc)Ordinary SeamanService Record ADM363/34
21st August 192826th March 1929Egmont II (Worcester)Ordinary SeamanService Record ADM363/34
27th March 192917th February 1930Egmont II (Worcester)Able SeamanService Record ADM363/34
18th February 19307th March 1930Egmont II (Woolston)Able SeamanService Record ADM363/34
8th March 193010th April 1930Victory (Woolston)Able SeamanService Record ADM363/34
11th April 19306th June 1930VictoryAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
7th June 193017th October 1930VernonAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
18th October 193016th June 1931Excellent (Restless)Able SeamanService Record ADM363/34
17th June 19315th April 1934LondonAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
6th April 193418th May 1934Victory IAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
19th May 193426th September 1934VernonAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
27th September 193431st December 1934Victory II (Stronghold)Able SeamanService Record ADM363/34
1st January 19353rd May 1935Courageous (Stronghold)Able SeamanService Record ADM363/34
4th May 19353rd September 1936NelsonAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
2nd June 193619th August 1939Victory IAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
4th September 193621st September 1936Victory IAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
22nd September 193619th June 1938Vernon (Stokes Bay)Able SeamanService Record ADM363/34
20th June 19383rd July 1938Victory IAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
4th July 19381st June 1936HoodAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
20th August 193926th October 1939Victory IV (Vansittart)Able SeamanService Record ADM363/34
27th October 193912th April 1940Victory III (Vansittart)Able SeamanService Record ADM363/34
13th April 194021st July 1940Victory IAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
22nd July 19401st March 1942AberdonianAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
2nd March 194227th March 1942Victory IAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
28th March 194217th July 1943VernonAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
20th January 194318th November 1943DurbanActing Leading Seaman (Temporary)Service Record ADM363/34
18th July 194319th January 1943DurbanAble SeamanService Record ADM363/34
19th November 194313th June 1944Victory IActing Leading Seaman (Temporary)Service Record ADM363/34
14th June 194419th June 1944VernonActing Leading Seaman (Temporary)Service Record ADM363/34
20th June 19443rd August 1944VernonLeading Seaman (Temporary)Service Record ADM363/34
4th August 194431st October 1944EmeraldLeading Seaman (Temporary)Service Record ADM363/34
1st November 19449th November 1944Cochrane II (Emerald)Leading Seaman (Temporary)Service Record ADM363/34
10th November 194415th November 1945Victory ILeading Seaman (Temporary)Service Record ADM363/34
16th November 1945InvalidedLeading Seaman (Temporary)Service Record ADM363/34

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)
Service Record: ADM363/34(Ancestry)