-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 Bennett

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Date of birth: 21st January 1897
Place of birth: Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Driving Bakers car
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: 2027180
Joined Hood: 15th April 1920 (Leading Seaman)
Left Hood: 4th January 1923 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and rate held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
15th September 191313th May 1914ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th May 191414th May 1914ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 191421st July 1914GibraltarBoy 1st ClassADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd July 191427th November 1914GibraltarOrdinary SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 191410th December 1914Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 191422nd May 1915CaribbeanOrdinary SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd May 19158th June 1915CaribbeanAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th June 191513th June 1915VictorianAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th June 191525th June 1915Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th June 191527th January 1916JonquilAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 191613th May 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th May 191614th March 1917BellonaAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th March 19174th May 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 191725th July 1917Idaho (P 39)Able SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th July 191728th February 1918Victory X (P 39)Able SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191820th December 1918Victory X (P 39)Leading SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 191810th March 1919Vivid II (P 39)Leading SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 191926th April 1919Gibraltar (P 39)Leading SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th April 191928th October 1919[...]Leading SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 19199th November 1919Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th November 191931st March 1920Columbine (Volunteer)Leading SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192014th April 1920Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 192031st August 1920HoodLeading SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 19204th January 1923HoodPetty OfficerADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 192323rd March 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th March 192331st March 1923Vivid IActing Regulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
1st April 19231st September 1923Vivid IIActing Regulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
2nd September 192323rd March 1924DauntlessActing Regulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
24th March 19242nd February 1926DauntlessRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
24th November 192514th January 1929Vivid IIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
3rd February 192612th March 1926Vivid IIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
13th March 192626th April 1926Impregnable (Colossus)Regulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
27th April 192619th October 1926Vivid IIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
20th October 192623rd November 1925ImpregnableRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
15th January 1929UnknownCaledonRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/1092
21st January 1937Re-engaged D/JX 151886Leading SeamanADM188/1092

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)
ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea