-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 Arthur William Small

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Date of birth: 26th September 1888
Place of birth: Portsea, Hampshire, England
Previous occupation: General Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Mechanician
Service Number: 311401
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Mechanician)
Left Hood: 31st August 1921 (Mechanician)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
30th January 19082nd June 1909HeclaStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd June 190930th November 1909BlakeStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 190910th January 1910HeclaStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th January 191027th July 1910BlakeStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th July 19109th December 1910Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th December 19102nd January 1911Victory IIStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd January 19115th April 1911FisgardStoker 1st classADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th April 191111th April 1911FisgardActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th April 191124th April 1911Victory IIActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th April 19114th April 1912InvincibleActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th April 19128th August 1913InvincibleStoker Petty OfficerADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th August 191330th July 1914Pembroke IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st July 191419th October 1915Attentive II (Afridi)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th October 191531st March 1916Victory IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191631st July 1916Halcyon (P 32)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 19164th February 1917Halcyon (P 32)Acting MechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th February 19175th March 1917Victory IIActing MechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th March 191710th August 1917King George VActing MechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 19179th September 1919King George VMechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th September 191923rd February 1920Vivid IIMechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th February 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)MechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192031st August 1921HoodMechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 19217th June 1922Vivid IIMechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th June 192221st May 1924RevengeMechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 192417th July 1924RevengeActing Chief MechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th July 192430th September 1924Vivid IIActing Chief MechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192421st May 1925FrobisherActing Chief MechanicianADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 192513th February 1928FrobisherChief Mechanician 2nd ClassADM188/509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 192820th March 1929Vivid IIChief Mechanician 2nd ClassADM188/509
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)
ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea