-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 Henry Bigmore

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Date of birth: 28th February 1884
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: 215762
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Leading Seaman)
Left Hood: 17th August 1923 (Leading Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
16th July 190114th October 1901NorthamptonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 190121st October 1901NorthamptonBoy 1st ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 190119th December 1901CleopatraBoy 1st ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 190117th January 1902VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th January 190227th February 1902MagnificentBoy 1st ClassADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th February 19021st February 1904MagnificentOrdinary SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 190431st July 1904VictoriousOrdinary SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 190431st December 1906VictoriousAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190713th July 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 190728th October 1907CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 190721st November 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd November 190731st December 1907HawkeAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190831st March 1908TamarAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 190830th September 1908King AlfredAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 190825th February 1909TamarAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th February 190928th May 1909HawkeAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th May 19097th February 1910VividAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th February 19104th March 1912ArgyllAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191210th May 1912MajesticAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th May 191221st April 1914ImpregnableAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 191430th April 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191429th July 1914Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th July 191421st June 1915AmphitriteLeading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd June 191520th January 1916Vivid IILeading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st January 191612th July 1918Diligence (Napier)Leading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 191831st January 1919Woolwich (Napier)Leading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191915th March 1919Vulcan (Napier)Leading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th March 191915th October 1919Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th October 191917th September 1920Columbine (Sesame)Leading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th September 192031st December 1922Woolwich (Sesame)Leading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 192331st March 1923Woolwich (Serene)Leading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192316th April 1923Woolwich (Spindrift)Leading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th April 192314th May 1923Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192317th August 1923HoodLeading SeamanADM188/378
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th August 19233rd March 1924Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/378
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)
ADM188/378 via WW1 Lives at Sea