-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 Kingdom Hocking

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Date of birth: 19th October 1888
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devon , England
Previous occupation: Errand Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Service Number: 236029
Joined Hood: 12th December 1925 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 30th April 1928 (Chief Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
29th March 190628th June 1906Boscawen IIIBoy 2nd ClassADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th June 190630th June 1906Boscawen IIIBoy 1st ClassADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 190620th September 1906Ganges IIBoy 1st ClassADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st September 190612th October 1906SutlejBoy 1st ClassADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th October 19068th December 1906SutlejOrdinary SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 190627th May 1907Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th May 19079th August 1908CommonwealthOrdinary SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 190824th May 1909CommonwealthAble SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 19097th February 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th February 19104th March 1912ArgyllAble SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191231st March 1913IndusAble SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191331st January 1914BellerophonAble SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 191416th April 1915BellerophonLeading SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th April 191510th November 1915Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th November 191516th November 1915BlakeLeading SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 191516th November 1916Vivid II (Larne)Leading SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 191630th November 1917Egmont (Nereide)Leading SeamanADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 191731st March 1918Egmont (Nereide)Petty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19185th June 1918Blenheim (Nereide)Petty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 191811th July 1918Vivid II (Nereide)Petty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th July 191831st July 1918Blenheim (Nereide)Petty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 19184th March 1919Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191918th June 1920CentaurPetty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th June 192027th January 1921Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 192114th September 1924Columbine (Viceroy)Petty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th September 192411th December 1925Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th December 192517th October 1926HoodPetty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th October 192630th April 1928HoodChief Petty OfficerADM188/419
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 192812th October 1928Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/419
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)
ADM188/419 via WW1 Lives at Sea