-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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Samuel John Martin

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Date of birth: 13th August 1886
Place of birth: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 221788
Joined Hood: 10th June 1922 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 15th November 1923 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
26th August 190213th May 1903Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th May 190331st July 1903Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 190311th December 1903MinotaurBoy 1st ClassADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th December 190331st December 1903AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 19043rd March 1904Boscawen IIIBoy 1st ClassADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th March 190412th August 1904BritanniaBoy 1st ClassADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 190430th September 1904BritanniaOrdinary SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19046th December 1904Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 190423rd July 1905IsisOrdinary SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th July 19058th September 1905IsisAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th September 190525th November 1905CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th November 190519th January 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th January 190610th August 1906Duke of EdinburghAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th August 190621st June 1907Duke of EdinburghAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd June 190711th July 1907EssexAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th July 19079th March 1908Duke of EdinburghAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th March 19085th April 1909Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th April 19092nd November 1909EuropaAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd November 190925th January 1910NiobeAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th January 191012th April 1910SutlejAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th April 191018th June 1910EuropaAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th June 19105th September 1910AndromedaAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th September 19109th September 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th September 19108th December 1910GibraltarAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 191013th February 1913PrometheusAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 191330th April 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191324th November 1913Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th November 191330th September 1915ColossusLeading SeamanADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191526th May 1918ColossusPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th May 191818th November 1918Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th November 191828th May 1919BenbowPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th May 191910th November 1919Egmont (Benbow)Petty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 191931st March 1921BenbowPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192113th April 1921Emperor of IndiaPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th April 19218th September 1921Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th September 192112th April 1922OrionPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th April 19229th June 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th June 192215th November 1923HoodPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th November 19232nd May 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 192424th March 1926Emperor of IndiaPetty OfficerADM188/390
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th March 192619th August 1926Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/390
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)
ADM188/390 via WW1 Lives at Sea