-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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Albert John Fricker

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Date of birth: 12th July 1889
Place of birth: Frome , Somerset, England
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Stoker
Service Number: 312001
Joined Hood: 14th November 1924 (Chief Stoker)
Left Hood: 5th May 1925 (Chief Stoker)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
20th August 19074th October 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 190719th June 1908IsisStoker 2nd classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th June 190810th September 1908GibraltarStoker 2nd classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 190830th September 1908GibraltarStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19088th December 1910PrometheusStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 191010th March 1911GibraltarActing Leading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 19114th August 1911Vivid IIActing Leading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th August 19111st November 1911IndusActing Leading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd November 191110th November 1911IndusLeading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 19111st December 1911[...]Leading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd December 19115th September 1912[...]Leading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th September 19125th November 1912Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 19129th September 1913WarriorLeading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th September 191313th June 1916WarriorStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th June 191613th October 1916Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th October 191631st March 1919GloriousStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191918th May 1920Hercules (Glorious)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 192030th June 1921Vivid III (Glorious)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192122nd July 1921GloriousStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd July 192130th September 1921Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19215th October 1923MutineStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th October 19232nd January 1924Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd January 192417th January 1924Columbine (Seraph)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th January 192413th November 1924Columbine (Seraph)Chief StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th November 19245th May 1925HoodChief StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th May 192511th May 1925Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th May 19258th March 1926Emperor of IndiaChief StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th March 192617th May 1926ValiantChief StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th May 192614th June 1926Queen ElizabethChief StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th June 192630th September 1926Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19261st January 1929EagleChief StokerADM188/511
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)
ADM188/511 via WW1 Lives at Sea