-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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John James Banks

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Date of birth: 3rd December 1896
Place of birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Previous occupation: Labourer Laundry
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 2020093
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 3rd December 1920 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
3rd September 191221st March 1913GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd March 191315th August 1913GangesBoy 1st ClassADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 191321st December 1913EdgarBoy 1st ClassADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd December 191322nd January 1914Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd January 191430th June 1914ThundererBoy 1st ClassADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191431st January 1915ThundererOrdinary SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191516th May 1915ThundererAble SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 191514th July 1915Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 191514th June 1916Dido (Medea)Able SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th June 191610th August 1916DidoAble SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 191627th February 1917Dido (Llewellyn)Able SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th February 191722nd March 1917Dido (Radiant)Able SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd March 19174th May 1917VividAble SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 191724th August 1917Actaeon (P 14)Able SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 191731st October 1917Victory X (P 14)Able SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 19178th November 1917Victory X (P 14)Leading SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th November 191722nd November 1917Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd November 191730th December 1917Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st December 191728th May 1919BenbowLeading SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th May 19194th March 1920LionPetty OfficerADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th May 19194th March 1920LionLeading SeamanADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Petty OfficerADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19203rd December 1920HoodPetty OfficerADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th December 192012th February 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th February 192419th December 1926CairoPetty OfficerADM188/687
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 19261st January 192Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/687
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)
ADM188/687 via WW1 Lives at Sea