-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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William James Dixon

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Date of birth: 17th June 1887
Place of birth: Lanteglus, Cornwall, England
Previous occupation: Farmer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 233274
Joined Hood: 7th January 1926 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 1st April 1927 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
16th January 190530th April 1905Boscawen IIIBoy 2nd ClassADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 19054th May 1905Boscawen IIIBoy 1st ClassADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 190515th July 1905HawkeBoy 1st ClassADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th July 190510th September 1905HawkeOrdinary SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 190529th January 1906VividOrdinary SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th January 190626th October 1906ArgyllOrdinary SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th October 19063rd February 1908ArgyllAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 190828th March 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th March 190830th September 1908DefianceAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th October 19085th December 1908DefianceAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th December 190815th December 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th December 190812th September 1909EspiegleAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th September 190923rd May 1910ArrogantAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th May 191015th July 1912FoxAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th July 191227th August 1912HermioneAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 191230th November 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 191214th March 1913DefianceAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th March 191327th November 1914EndymionAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 19147th December 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th December 191430th January 1915DefianceAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 191518th February 1915St GeorgeAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th February 191517th March 1916Victory II (TB 22)Able SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th March 191618th July 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th July 191613th November 1917CambrianAble SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th November 191730th November 1919CambrianLeading SeamanADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 191920th April 1921CambrianPetty OfficerADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st April 19217th June 1921Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th June 192123rd April 1923DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th April 192317th November 1924DelhiPetty OfficerADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th November 192428th November 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th November 19246th January 1926DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 19261st April 1927HoodPetty OfficerADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd April 192713th July 1927Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/413
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th September 19386th October 1938DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/413
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)
ADM188/413 via WW1 Lives at Sea