-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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Thomas Albert Rushen

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Date of birth: 15th September 1897
Place of birth: Maydon, Essex, England
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: J28016
Joined Hood: 1st January 1925 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 6th May 1925 (Leading Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
29th October 191312th July 1914GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 191413th July 1914GangesBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 19141st August 1914CrescentBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 191430th October 1914Pembroke IBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 191414th December 1915CommonwealthBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th January 191525th January 1916CommonwealthOrdinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th January 191629th February 1916Pembroke IOrdinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191613th March 1916Pembroke IIOrdinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th March 191621st June 1916Blenheim (Savage)Ordinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd June 19168th October 1917Blenheim (Savage)Able SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th October 191731st December 1917Victory X (Savage)Able SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 191817th January 1918Victory IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th January 191830th June 1918Woolwich (Viceroy)Able SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 19186th January 1919Columbine (Viceroy)Able SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 191917th March 1919Pembroke IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th March 191930th September 1919Hermione (Havant)Able SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19194th March 1920HermioneAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 192015th March 1920Pembroke IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th March 192018th November 1920Pembroke VIIIAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th November 192013th March 1921Pembroke IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th March 192130th April 1923HawkinsAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 192320th August 1923Pembroke IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st August 192331st December 1924Columbine (St. Cyrus)Able SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 19255th March 1925Hood (St. Cyrus)Able SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th March 19256th May 1925Hood (St. Cyrus)Leading SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th May 19251st January 1926Pembroke ILeading SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd January 192614th September 1927BenbowLeading SeamanADM188/703
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)
ADM188/703 via WW1 Lives at Sea