-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
Percy Arthur Cabell
Place of birth: Wimborne, Dorset, England
Parents: Arthur and Rose Cabell
Wife: Winifred Cabell
Previous occupation: Baker
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Petty Officer Cook
Service Number: P/M 34338
Joined Hood: 4th May 1939 (Chief Petty Officer Cook)
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship) (Chief Petty Officer Cook)
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Biographical Information:
Percy was born on 5th November 1900 in Wimbourne, Dorest, to parents Arthur and Rose Cabell. He was the husband of Winifred Cabell, of Wimborne, Dorsetshire. He was 40 years old at the time of his loss.
History of ships served in and ratings held:
| Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
| 26th November 1918 | 19th January 1919 | Victory I | [Illegible] | ADM188/1086 |
| 20th January 1919 | 16th May 1919 | Victory I | [Illegible] | ADM188/1086 |
| 17th May 1919 | 30th June 1919 | Victory I | Assistant Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 1st July 1919 | 4th July 1919 | Victory III | Assistant Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 5th July 1919 | 25th September 1919 | Furious | Assistant Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 26th September 1919 | 21st November 1919 | Furious | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 22nd November 1919 | 8th January 1920 | Victory III | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 9th January 1920 | 31st December 1920 | Hollyhock | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 1st January 1921 | 7th March 1921 | Tamar | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 8th March 1921 | 26th December 1921 | Foxglove | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 27th December 1921 | 10th August 1922 | Victory II | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 11th August 1922 | 13th August 1924 | Vernon | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 14th August 1924 | 6th January 1926 | Revenge | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 7th January 1926 | 13th March 1926 | Victory II | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 14th March 1926 | 31st May 1926 | Dolphin | Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 1st June 1926 | 15th February 1928 | Dolphin | Leading Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 16th February 1928 | 20th February 1928 | Vivid II | Leading Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 21st February 1928 | 29th July 1930 | Courageous | Leading Cook | ADM188/1086 |
| 30th July 1930 | 1st September 1930 | Victory II - IV | Leading Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 2nd September 1930 | 18th July 1932 | Excellent | Leading Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 19th July 1932 | 9th August 1932 | Excellent | Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 10th August 1932 | 15th December 1933 | Warspite | Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 16th December 1933 | 8th January 1935 | Victory II | Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 9th January 1935 | 6th April 1935 | [Illegible] | Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 7th April 1935 | 30th September 1935 | Cyclops (Douglas) | Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 1st October 1935 | 30th September 1936 | St Angelo (Douglas) | Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 1st October 1936 | 20th April 1937 | Victory II | Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 21st April 1937 | 31st August 1937 | Vernon (Acheron) | Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 1st September 1937 | 1st October 1937 | Vernon (Acheron) | Chief Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 2nd October 1937 | 3rd November 1937 | Victory II | Chief Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 4th November 1937 | 3rd May 1939 | Dunedin | Chief Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
| 4th May 1939 | 24th May 1941 | Hood | Chief Petty Officer Cook | ADM363/402 |
Additional Photos |
 Percy and fellow cooks |
Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England
Photos of the memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea, Hampshire, England
Photos of the memorial
The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)
Percy's name is in Column 3 of Panel 57.
Detail of Percy's name.
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Steven Cabell (photos, January 2006)
The National Archives (ADM 188/1101)