-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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James Gilhespie

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Date of birth: 29th January 1897
Place of birth: Jarrow, Durham, England
Previous occupation: Picture Hall Attendant
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: J28402
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Leading Seaman)
Left Hood: 1st November 1920 (Leading Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
14th November 19133rd March 1914Vivid IBoy 2nd ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th March 191418th March 1914Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th March 191430th July 1914Prince of WalesBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st July 191428th January 1915Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th January 191516th February 1915Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th February 191512th July 1916CornwallOrdinary SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 191626th August 1916CornwallAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 191616th January 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th January 19179th January 1918BlakeAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th January 191826th February 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th February 191811th April 1918LionAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th April 191825th April 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th April 191828th February 1919LionAble SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 19194th March 1920LionLeading SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Leading SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19201st November 1920HoodLeading SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd November 192015th December 1920Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th December 192023rd January 1921Columbine (Seawolf)Leading SeamanADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th January 19211st July 1921Columbine (Seawolf)Petty OfficerADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd July 192121st February 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd February 192215th March 1922ColleenPetty OfficerADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th March 192220th September 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st September 192329th August 1925Columbine (Valhalla)Petty OfficerADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th August 192527th April 1927Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th April 192723rd June 1927CurlewPetty OfficerADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th June 192721st July 1928DelhiPetty OfficerADM188/703
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd July 19281st January 1929Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/703
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)
Service Record: ADM363/97(Ancestry)