-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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Frederick James Larby

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Date of birth: 17th March 1897
Place of birth: Farnham, Surrey, England
Previous occupation: Brickmaker
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J27317
Joined Hood: 12th August 1922 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 12th November 1922 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
24th September 19132nd October 1913ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 191319th February 1914PowerfulBoy 2nd ClassADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th February 191415th October 1914GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th October 191429th October 1914GangesBoy 1st ClassADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th October 19143rd December 1914Victory IBoy 1st ClassADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th December 191416th March 1915CarolineBoy 1st ClassADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th March 191513th July 1915CarolineOrdinary SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 191514th September 1915Victory IOrdinary SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th September 191524th May 1916CanadaOrdinary SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 191628th February 1918CanadaAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191823rd April 1918HindustanAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th April 19183rd December 1918CanadaAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th December 191815th June 1919Victory IAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th June 19197th June 1921BirminghamAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th June 19215th July 1921Victory IAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th July 192116th June 1922ConquerorAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th June 192211th August 1922Victory IAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th August 192212th November 1922HoodAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th November 19224th May 1923Victory IAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 192323rd October 1923ExcellentAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th October 192330th June 1926Iron DukeAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192616th November 1926Victory IAble SeamanADM188/701
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 192616th March 1927FisgardAble SeamanADM188/701
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)
ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea