-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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Arthur Mark Francis Head

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Date of birth: 7th January 1890
Place of birth: Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: 235459
Joined Hood: 2nd January 1925 (Leading Seaman)
Left Hood: 29th August 1925 (Leading Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
13th December 190514th October 1906ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/417
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 19069th January 1907ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/417
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10th January 19078th May 1907HogueBoy 1st ClassADM188/417
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9th May 190727th May 1907Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/417
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28th May 19079th September 1907CaesarBoy 1st ClassADM188/417
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10th September 19076th January 1908ArrogantBoy 1st ClassADM188/417
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7th January 19081st April 1909ArrogantOrdinary SeamanADM188/417
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2nd April 190914th July 1909ArrogantAble SeamanADM188/417
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20th July 190913th September 1909ArrogantAble SeamanADM188/417
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14th September 190916th November 1909Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/417
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17th November 19091st August 1910MajesticAble SeamanADM188/417
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2nd August 191019th February 1911CornwallisAble SeamanADM188/417
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20th February 191121st March 1911EgmontAble SeamanADM188/417
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29th March 191129th March 1911EgmontAble SeamanADM188/417
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11th September 19118th October 1911CornwallisAble SeamanADM188/417
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17th October 19116th March 1912CornwallisAble SeamanADM188/417
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10th March 191212th August 1912CornwallisAble SeamanADM188/417
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13th August 191219th September 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/417
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20th September 19124th February 1913OrionAble SeamanADM188/417
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5th February 191315th February 1913VividAble SeamanADM188/417
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16th February 191331st March 1914ForthAble SeamanADM188/417
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1st April 19149th May 1914VividAble SeamanADM188/417
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10th May 19141st August 1914DefianceAble SeamanADM188/417
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2nd August 19148th January 1915IsisAble SeamanADM188/417
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9th January 191531st March 1915Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/417
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1st April 191525th July 1916WarspiteAble SeamanADM188/417
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26th July 191611th August 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/417
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12th August 191623rd December 1916DefianceAble SeamanADM188/417
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24th December 19163rd June 1917Woolwich (Pylades)Able SeamanADM188/417
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4th June 191714th November 1917LionAble SeamanADM188/417
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29th November 191729th November 1917LionAble SeamanADM188/417
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30th November 191730th June 1918Woolwich (Violent)Able SeamanADM188/417
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1st July 19186th July 1918Columbine (Violent)Able SeamanADM188/417
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7th July 191831st July 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/417
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1st August 19182nd September 1918DefianceAble SeamanADM188/417
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3rd September 191827th September 1918Diligence (Sirdar)Able SeamanADM188/417
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28th September 191810th October 1918Diligence (Sirdar)Leading SeamanADM188/417
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11th October 191824th April 1919Diligence (Simoom)Leading SeamanADM188/417
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25th April 19199th May 1919Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/417
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10th May 191927th August 1919AmbroseLeading SeamanADM188/417
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28th August 191914th January 1920Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/417
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27th July 192024th August 1920Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/417
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 192021st August 1922Columbine (Venetia)Leading SeamanADM188/417
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22nd August 192220th April 1923Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/417
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21st April 19231st October 1923ValiantLeading SeamanADM188/417
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2nd October 19231st January 1925Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/417
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd January 192529th August 1925HoodLeading SeamanADM188/417
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30th August 192515th September 1925DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/417
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16th September 192520th October 1925DefianceSailmaker's MateADM188/417
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21st October 192514th January 1926Vivid ISailmaker's MateADM188/417
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15th January 192619th February 1928EmeraldSailmaker's MateADM188/417
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20th February 192826th August 1928EmeraldSailmakerADM188/417
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27th August 192814th May 1929Vivid ISailmakerADM188/417
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)
ADM188/417 via WW1 Lives at Sea