-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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James Thom

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Date of birth: 2nd November 1887
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Previous occupation: Grocer's Assistant
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker Petty Officer
Service Number: 309562
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Stoker Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 14th May 1923 (Stoker Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
19th January 19065th November 1906Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 19062nd March 1907HighflyerStoker 2nd classADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd March 190730th July 1909HighflyerStoker 1st classADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st July 190931st August 1909TerribleStoker 1st classADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 190931st May 1910FloraStoker 1st classADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 191015th September 1911FloraActing Leading StokerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th September 191122nd October 1911CrescentActing Leading StokerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd October 19111st December 1911Vivid IIActing Leading StokerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd December 191120th March 1912IndusActing Leading StokerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st March 191229th March 1912IndusLeading StokerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th March 191222nd November 1912Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd November 191231st October 1915ConquerorLeading StokerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 191525th November 1915ConquerorStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th November 191528th March 1916Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th March 191630th April 1916PentstemonStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191630th August 1917Egmont (Pentstemon)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st August 191714th April 1918Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 19183rd June 1919ForesightStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th June 19193rd February 1920Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192014th May 1923HoodStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192318th May 1923Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 192327th April 1924Woolwich (Sceptre)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th April 19245th June 1924Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 192430th September 1924Columbine (Walrus)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192431st October 1925Greenwich (Walrus)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192531st October 1926Egmont II (Walrus)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192615th November 1926Vivid II (Walrus)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th November 192620th December 1926Pembroke IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 192618th January 1928Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/506
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)
ADM188/506 via WW1 Lives at Sea