Frank Charles Chilcott
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J48573
Joined Hood: 24th November 1923 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 5th January 1925 (Able Seaman)
Biographical Information: Frank went on the Empire Cruise of 1923 to 24 and is believed to have sung tenor in the ships choir.
History of ships served in and ratings held:
Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
19th January 1916 | 5th May 1916 | Impregnable | Boy 2nd Class | ADM188/744 |
6th May 1916 | 7th September 1916 | Ganges | Boy 2nd Class | ADM188/744 |
8th September 1916 | 12th November 1916 | Ganges | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/744 |
13th November 1916 | 11th February 1917 | Pembroke I | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/744 |
12th February 1917 | 30th January 1918 | Juno | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/744 |
31st January 1918 | 22nd January 1919 | Juno | Ordinary Seaman | ADM188/744 |
23rd January 1919 | 7th March 1919 | Juno | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
8th March 1919 | 27th May 1919 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
28th May 1919 | 14th October 1919 | Apollo (Morris) | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
15th October 1919 | 15th November 1919 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
16th November 1919 | 2nd February 1920 | Apollo (Morris) | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
3rd February 1920 | 14th March 1920 | Woolwich (Morris) | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
15th March 1920 | 5th April 1920 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
6th April 1920 | 15th November 1920 | Eagle | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
16th November 1920 | 8th December 1920 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
9th December 1920 | 2nd May 1923 | Columbine (Watchman) | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
3rd May 1923 | 15th June 1923 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
16th June 1923 | 20th October 1923 | Impregnable | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
21st October 1923 | 23rd November 1923 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
24th November 1923 | 5th January 1925 | Hood | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
6th January 1925 | 7th May 1925 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
8th May 1925 | 23rd November 1925 | Columbine (Venturous) | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
24th November 1925 | 10th December 1925 | Columbine (Senator) | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
11th December 1925 | 1st January 1926 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/744 |
2nd January 1926 | 1st February 1926 | Vivid I | Leading Seaman | ADM188/744 |
2nd February 1926 | 10th June 1926 | Egmont II (Wolverine) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/744 |
11th June 1926 | 30th September 1926 | Egmont II(Wolsey) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/744 |
1st October 1926 | 30th April 1927 | Tamar II (Wolsey) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/744 |
1st May 1927 | 1st July 1928 | Tamar II (Wolverine) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/744 |
2nd July 1928 | 13th August 1928 | Pembroke II (Wanderer) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/744 |
14th August 1928 | 26th October 1928 | Vivid I | Leading Seaman | ADM188/744 |
27th October 1928 | 31st January 1929 | Carysfort (Erebus) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/744 |
1st February 1929 | 15th April 1930 | Pegasus (Erebus) | Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
16th April 1930 | 6th May 1930 | Vivid I-I | Leading Seaman | |
7th May 1930 | 25th January 1933 | Queen Elizabeth | Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
26th January 1933 | 17th August 1933 | Vivid I | Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
18th August 1933 | 7th October 1933 | Vivid II (Cygnet) | Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
8th October 1933 | 31st December 1933 | Vivid II (Cygnet) | Acting Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
1st January 1934 | 30th August 1934 | Drake II (Cygnet) | Acting Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
31st August 1934 | 7th October 1934 | Drake I | Acting Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
8th October 1934 | 22nd October 1934 | Drake I | Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
23rd October 1934 | 16th December 1934 | St. Angelo II (Defender) | Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
17th December 1934 | 25th August 1935 | St. Angelo II (Wren) | Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
26th August 1935 | 2nd October 1935 | St. Angelo II (Worcester) | Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
3rd October 1935 | 3rd May 1936 | St. Angelo II (Wren) | Leading Seaman | ADM363/388 |
4th May 1936 | 14th July 1936 | St. Angelo II (Wren) | Acting Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
15th July 1936 | 29th August 1936 | Drake II (Wren) | Acting Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
30th August 1936 | 17th December 1936 | Drake I | Acting Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
18th December 1936 | 5th January 1937 | Greenwich | Acting Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
6th January 1937 | 18th February 1937 | Pembroke (Wolverine) | Acting Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
19th February 1937 | 1st March 1937 | Drake II (Wolverine) | Acting Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
2nd March 1937 | 19th April 1937 | Drake I | Acting Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
20th April 1937 | 3rd May 1937 | Centurion | Acting Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
4th May 1937 | 18th August 1939 | Centurion | Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
19th August 1939 | 4th September 1939 | Drake I | Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
5th September 1939 | 24th November 1939 | Proserpine | Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
25th November 1939 | 5th November 1941 | Proserpine (Iron Duke) | Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
6th November 1941 | 18th October 1945 | Eaglet (Stork) | Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
19th October 1945 | Released in Class A | Petty Officer | ADM363/388 |
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Memorials
No known 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)
Keith Chilcott, service record from National Archive, August 2009
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor