-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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John William Goulding

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Date of birth: 1st September 1881
Place of birth: Skibbereeen, Cork , Ireland
Previous occupation: Shoemaker
Service:
Rank:
Service Number: 203324









Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
31st January 18991st May 1899NorthamptonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/353
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2nd May 189912th June 1899NorthamptonBoy 1st ClassADM188/353
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13th June 189910th July 1899CalliopeBoy 1st ClassADM188/353
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11th July 189931st August 1899Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/353
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1st September 18993rd December 1899Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/353
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4th December 18997th May 1900CanopusOrdinary SeamanADM188/353
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8th May 190010th August 1900CruiserOrdinary SeamanADM188/353
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11th August 190012th April 1901CanopusOrdinary SeamanADM188/353
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13th April 190124th April 1903CanopusAble SeamanADM188/353
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25th April 190330th September 1903VividAble SeamanADM188/353
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1st October 190323rd January 1904CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/353
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24th January 190420th May 1904DefianceAble SeamanADM188/353
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21st May 190426th November 1904CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/353
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27th November 190431st December 1904Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/353
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1st January 190510th July 1905EclipseAble SeamanADM188/353
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11th July 190511th July 1907PyramusAble SeamanADM188/353
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12th July 190722nd August 1907PioneerAble SeamanADM188/353
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23rd August 19073rd October 1907CrescentAble SeamanADM188/353
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4th October 190714th February 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/353
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15th February 190814th March 1908DonegalAble SeamanADM188/353
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15th March 190820th June 1908DefianceAble SeamanADM188/353
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21st June 19085th August 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/353
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6th August 19081st February 1909EuropaAble SeamanADM188/353
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2nd February 190926th May 1909AndromedaAble SeamanADM188/353
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27th May 190916th September 1909EuropaAble SeamanADM188/353
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17th September 19091st November 1909LeanderAble SeamanADM188/353
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2nd November 190915th November 1909Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/353
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16th November 190910th August 1910BlakeAble SeamanADM188/353
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11th August 191029th September 1911BlakeLeading SeamanADM188/353
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30th September 191130th October 1911Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/353
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31st October 191121st February 1913SapphireLeading SeamanADM188/353
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22nd February 191316th April 1913Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/353
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17th April 191324th November 1913DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/353
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25th November 191330th April 1915ColossusLeading SeamanADM188/353
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1st May 191526th May 1918ColossusPetty OfficerADM188/353
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27th May 191830th September 1918DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/353
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1st October 191823rd October 1918Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/353
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24th October 191815th February 1919Greenwich (Seafire)Petty OfficerADM188/353
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16th February 191931st October 1919Diligence (Seafire)Petty OfficerADM188/353
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1st November 191913th November 1919Apollo (Seafire)Petty OfficerADM188/353
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14th November 191929th February 1920Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/353
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1st March 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Petty OfficerADM188/353
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1st April 192026th May 1920Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/353
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27th May 192014th July 1921Columbine (Vansittart)Petty OfficerADM188/353
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15th July 192114th September 1921Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/353
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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)