-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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Isaiah William Purchase Sparrock

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Date of birth: 28th February 1890
Place of birth: Crewkerne, Somerset, England
Previous occupation: Mason
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 239836
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 7th April 1921 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
21st October 190720th January 1908Ganges IIBoy 2nd ClassADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st January 190824th February 1908Ganges IIBoy 1st ClassADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th February 190827th February 1908MagnificentBoy 1st ClassADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th February 190824th June 1908MagnificentOrdinary SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th June 190817th August 1908MajesticOrdinary SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th August 19085th January 1910BulwarkOrdinary SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 191028th February 1910BulwarkAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 19106th December 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 19109th February 1911RamilliesAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 19113rd February 1913DianaAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 191313th March 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th March 191329th August 1913BlakeAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th August 191316th December 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th December 191310th November 1915LionAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 19159th April 1917LionLeading SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th April 19174th March 1920LionPetty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Petty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19207th April 1921HoodPetty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th April 192112th March 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th March 19223rd October 1923CentaurPetty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th October 19234th January 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 192431st January 1924Glorious (King George V)Petty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19245th May 1924Dartmouth (King George V)Petty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th May 192415th April 1925Impregnable (King George V)Petty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th April 192528th April 1925Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th April 192519th August 1925Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th August 192517th May 1926Queen ElizabethChief Petty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th May 192625th May 1927ValiantChief Petty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th May 19273rd September 1928Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th September 19287th September 1929Vivid I (Walker)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th September 192926th February 1930Vivid I-IChief Petty OfficerADM363/410
27th February 1930PensionedChief Petty OfficerADM363/410

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)
ADM188/426 via WW1 Lives at Sea