-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 Edwin Gardiner

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Date of birth: 4th August 1887
Place of birth: Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Previous occupation: Fishmonger
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 233984
Joined Hood: 3rd May 1926 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 30th November 1928 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
16th June 190513th September 1905Boscawen IIIBoy 2nd ClassADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th September 190515th September 1905HawkeBoy 2nd ClassADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th September 190514th December 1905HawkeBoy 1st ClassADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 190522nd January 1906HawkeOrdinary SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd January 190626th February 1906VividOrdinary SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th February 19069th February 1907ThistleOrdinary SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 190710th March 1908ThistleAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 19086th May 1908Royal ArthurAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th May 190822nd June 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd June 190824th May 1909MarsAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 19095th July 1910CommonwealthAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th July 19103rd October 1910CommonwealthAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th October 191021st October 1910VividAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 19105th June 1911DevonshireAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 191131st May 1912WarriorAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 19123rd March 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th March 191325th June 1915DevonshireAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th June 19159th December 1915DevonshireLeading SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th December 19158th June 1916DevonshireAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th June 19168th September 1916DevonshireAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th September 191631st October 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 19169th October 1917DevonshireAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th October 191727th November 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 191728th February 1918Woolwich (Venturous)Able SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191830th April 1918Wallington (Venturous)Able SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191830th June 1918Wallington (Venturous)Leading SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191824th February 1919Leander (Venturous)Leading SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th September 192031st January 1921Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19217th July 1924WarspiteLeading SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th July 192425th August 1924Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 192422nd April 1925Osprey (As School)Leading SeamanADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd April 192518th May 1925Osprey (As School)Acting Petty OfficerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 19254th August 1925VividActing Petty OfficerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th August 192517th December 1925WeymouthActing Petty OfficerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th December 192515th April 1926Thunderer (Weymouth)Acting Petty OfficerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th April 192622nd April 1926Vivid IActing Petty OfficerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd April 19262nd May 1926Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 192630th November 1928HoodPetty OfficerADM188/414
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 19281st January 1929Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/414
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)
ADM188/414 via WW1 Lives at Sea