-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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Percival Stanley Grimes

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Date of birth: 8th October 1889
Place of birth: Wolton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England
Previous occupation: Wire straightener
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 237489
Joined Hood: 28th August 1928 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 1st January 1929 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
26th September 190625th December 1906Ganges IIBoy 2nd ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th December 190624th February 1907Ganges IIBoy 1st ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th February 190717th July 1907BulwarkBoy 1st ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th July 190716th August 1907Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th August 19079th September 1907HannibalBoy 1st ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th September 19077th October 1907ArrogantBoy 1st ClassADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th October 19079th November 1908ArrogantOrdinary SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th November 190813th September 1909ArrogantAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th September 19094th March 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191014th December 1910HannibalAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 191014th May 1912QueenAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 191226th August 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 191214th October 1912TalbotAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 191221st August 1914TamarAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 19141st January 1915TamarAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd January 19159th June 1915TriumphAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th June 191530th November 1915Europa IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 19153rd January 1916Europa IIAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th January 191619th January 1916Europa IAble SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th January 19163rd June 1916Europa ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th June 191630th June 1916Europa IILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191622nd August 1916St GeorgeLeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd August 19162nd April 1917Europa ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd April 191719th August 1917Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th August 191727th May 1918Blake (Valorous)Leading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th May 191830th June 1918Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191830th April 1919Lucia (Medea)Leading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191921st May 1919Vivid II (Medea)Leading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 19195th November 1919Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 1919Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 192031st December 1920Crescent (ML 498)Leading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 192112th January 1921Crescent (Dotter)Leading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th January 192127th January 1921Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 192130th June 1921Columbine (Douglas)Leading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192130th September 1921Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192110th October 1923MutineLeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th October 192316th November 1923Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 192310th December 1923DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th December 192314th January 1924DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th January 192412th February 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th February 192416th January 1927CairoPetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th January 192710th May 1927Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th May 192712th December 1927Columbine (Loop Trial Party)Petty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th December 192720th August 1928Osprey (Ebb Tide)Petty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st August 192827th August 1928Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/421
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19281st January 1929HoodPetty OfficerADM188/421
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)
ADM188/421 via WW1 Lives at Sea