-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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Charles Herbert Crossman

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Date of birth: 23rd March 1889
Place of birth: Goldsworthy, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Van driver
Service:
Rank:
Service Number: 237209
Joined Hood: 7th January 1922 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 14th May 1923 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
2nd November 19002nd August 1901Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 19013rd September 1901MinotaurBoy 2nd ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th September 190125th October 1901MinotaurBoy 2nd ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th October 190112th March 1902Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th March 190220th March 1902AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st March 190229th August 1902Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th August 190229th January 1903MedusaBoy 1st ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th January 190331st August 1903MedusaOrdinary SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 190313th October 1903MedusaAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th October 19038th April 1904Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th April 190411th July 1904ExcellentAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th July 190426th August 1904Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 190414th December 1904ExcellentAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 190431st December 1904Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190528th May 1905BlakeAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th May 190527th August 1907CarnarvonAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 190728th September 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th September 19074th November 1907CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 190710th December 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th December 19072nd January 1909EmeraldAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd January 19095th January 1909HannibalAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 19095th July 1909HiberniaAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th July 19098th April 1910WarriorAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th April 19102nd May 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 191023rd February 1911CarnarvonAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th February 191116th October 1912IndefatigableAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th October 191216th June 1913IndefatigableLeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th June 191312th December 1913Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th December 191328th February 1914ColleenLeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191413th March 1914Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th March 191427th December 1914ColleenLeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th December 191431st March 1915Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191519th April 1916WarspiteLeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 191630th June 1921WarspitePetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 19215th July 1921Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th July 192116th September 1921GloriousPetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th September 19216th January 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192214th May 1923HoodPetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19236th April 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 19249th February 1925Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/421
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)
ADM188/421 via WW1 Lives at Sea