-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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Richard John Brend

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Date of birth: 22nd September 1890
Place of birth: Bideford, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Farm boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Regulating Petty Officer
Service Number: 238448
Joined Hood: 12th August 1922 (Regulating Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 5th January 1923 (Regulating Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
5th March 19075th December 1907ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th December 190720th January 1908ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st January 19089th May 1908HogueBoy 1st ClassADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th May 190824th May 1908VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 190825th August 1908HogueBoy 1st ClassADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 190826th August 1908Vivid IIBoy 1st ClassADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 190821st September 1908New ZealandBoy 1st ClassADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd September 19089th August 1909New ZealandOrdinary SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 19096th September 1909Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th September 190922nd December 1909CumberlandOrdinary SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd December 19094th September 1911CumberlandAble SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th September 19116th October 1911PomoneAble SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th October 191113th May 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th May 19122nd August 1912Prince GeorgeAble SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 191219th March 1913CaesarAble SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th March 19135th October 1913EndymionAble SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th October 191327th November 1914EndymionLeading SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 19147th December 1914Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th December 191431st March 1915EskimoLeading SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191512th January 1916Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th January 191627th February 1917ValiantLeading SeamanADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th February 191712th April 1919ValiantPetty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th April 191925th April 1919Vivid IShips CorporalADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th April 191930th June 1919Vivid IRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191912th August 1919Vivid IIIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 191915th October 1920ValiantRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th October 192031st March 1922Vivid IIIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192211th August 1922Vivid IIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th August 19225th January 1923HoodRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 19233rd May 1923Vivid IIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th May 19236th December 1923PegasusRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 192331st January 1924Glorious (Pegasus)Regulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 192425th February 1924Dartmouth (Pegasus)Regulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th February 19246th May 1925PegasusRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th May 192514th October 1926Vivid IIRegulating Petty OfficerADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 192630th December 1926Vivid IIMaster at ArmsADM188/423
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st December 19261st January 1929PhilomelMaster at ArmsADM188/423
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)
ADM188/423 via WW1 Lives at Sea