-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 Henry Cross

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Date of birth: 2nd June 1889
Place of birth: Stonehouse, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Engine cleaner
Service:
Rank:
Service Number: 311850
Joined Hood: 28th August 1928 (Chief Stoker)
Left Hood: 1st January 1929 (Chief Stoker)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
3rd July 190713th August 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 19074th November 1907NiobeStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 190720th September 1908DevonshireStoker 2nd classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st September 190818th April 1909DevonshireStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th April 19096th June 1909Vivid IStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th June 190929th September 1911BlakeStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th September 191131st October 1911Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 191114th November 1911Royal OakStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th November 19118th December 1911Empress of IndiaStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 191110th January 1912Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th January 191215th April 1914CornwallStoker 1st classADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th April 191430th April 1915CornwallActing Leading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191526th August 1916CornwallLeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 19164th May 1917Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 191728th February 1918RamilliesLeading StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191828th August 1918RamilliesStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th August 191818th October 1918Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th October 191815th February 1919Greenwich (Seafire)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th February 19195th October 1919Diligence (Seafire)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th October 191926th January 1922Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th January 192211th March 1922CeanothusStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th March 192214th July 1924SouthamptonStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 192411th November 1925ChathamStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th November 192531st March 1926Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192617th July 1928DefianceStoker Petty OfficerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th July 192820th August 1928DefianceChief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st August 192827th August 1928Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/510
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19281st January 1929HoodChief StokerADM188/510
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)
ADM188/510 via WW1 Lives at Sea