-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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Francis Charles Gilbert

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Date of birth: 9th April 1888
Place of birth: Plympton, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Baker's improver
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Stoker
Service Number: 310608
Joined Hood First time: 1st November 1924 (Chief Stoker)
Left Hood First time: 30th April 1925 (Chief Stoker)
Joined Hood Second time: 15th August 1925 (Chief Stoker)
Left Hood Second time: 2nd January 1928 (Chief Stoker)





Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
2nd August 19067th January 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th January 190711th July 1907HogueStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th July 190710th May 1908HogueStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th May 190826th July 1908VividStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th July 19089th August 1909MajesticStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 19098th March 1911New ZealandStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th March 19111st August 1911New ZealandActing Leading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 19114th August 1911Vivid IIActing Leading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th August 19111st November 1911IndusActing Leading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd November 191110th November 1911IndusLeading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 19113rd June 1912Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th June 191231st January 1913LionLeading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191331st March 1920LionStoker Petty OfficerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192031st October 1921Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192131st December 1923DurbanStoker Petty OfficerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 192413th February 1924DurbanChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 19246th April 1924WeymouthChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 192412th May 1924Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th May 192413th August 1924RevengeChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 192431st October 1924Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192430th April 1925HoodChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 192514th August 1925Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th August 19252nd January 1928HoodChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd January 19281st August 1928Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/508
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)
ADM188/508 via WW1 Lives at Sea