-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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Alfred Mansell

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Date of birth: 16th November 1891
Place of birth: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Previous occupation: Leather Cutter
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 240076
Joined Hood: 26th August 1927 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 16th May 1929 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
24th November 190725th August 1908GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 190821st September 1908GangesBoy 1st ClassADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd September 190828th January 1909SutlejBoy 1st ClassADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th January 19099th February 1909VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 190915th November 1909WarriorBoy 1st ClassADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th November 190924th October 1910WarriorOrdinary SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th October 19105th June 1911WarriorAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 19111st August 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 191122nd January 1912MajesticAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd January 191210th May 1914BlakeAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th May 19146th June 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th June 191429th July 1914DefianceAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th July 191431st August 1914LondonAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 191431st January 1915DuncanAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191513th February 1915VividAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 191521st March 1915DefianceAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd March 19151st July 1915Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd July 191528th November 1915Leander (Locust)Able SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th November 191523rd July 1917Leander (Locust)Leading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th July 191713th August 1917Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 191731st August 1917Hecla (Contest)Leading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 191719th September 1917Apollo (Contest)Leading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th September 191724th October 1917VividLeading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th October 191724th January 1918DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th January 191828th February 1919Blake (Watchman)Leading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191911th December 1919Greenwich (Watchman)Leading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th December 19192nd January 1923Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd January 192322nd November 1923ValiantLeading SeamanADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd November 19234th December 1923ValiantPetty OfficerADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th December 19233rd January 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th January 19248th January 1926ResolutionPetty OfficerADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th January 192615th January 1926Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 192628th July 1926ImpregnablePetty OfficerADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th July 192625th August 1927Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 192716th May 1929HoodPetty OfficerADM188/427
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 192920th May 1930Vivid I-IPetty OfficerADM363/465
21st May 193012th January 1931Egmony (Moy)Petty OfficerADM363/465
13th January 193125th January 1931CanterburyPetty OfficerADM363/465
26th January 193114th November 1931Vivid I-IPetty OfficerADM363/465
15th November 19315th September 1939Shore PensionedPetty OfficerADM363/465
6th September 193917th November 1944OspreyPetty OfficerADM363/465
18th November 1944Indefinite releasePetty OfficerADM363/465

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)
ADM188/427 via WW1 Lives at Sea