-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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George Albert Dimond

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Date of birth: 15th May 1888
Place of birth: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
Previous occupation: Office boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Service Number: 229769
Joined Hood: 22nd June 1922 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 2nd November 1924 (Chief Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and rate held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
24th August 190122nd September 1902LionBoy 2nd ClassADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd September 190227th January 1903LionBoy 1st ClassADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 190315th June 1903AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th June 190330th April 1904LeviathanBoy 1st ClassADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 190411th October 1905LeviathanOrdinary SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th October 19054th December 1905LeviathanAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th December 190516th March 1906VividAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th March 190623rd March 1906NiobeAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th March 190625th August 1906DefianceAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 190619th December 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th December 190626th June 1907BlakeAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th June 190731st January 1908LeanderAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19082nd June 1909Sapphire IIAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd June 190918th October 1909BlakeAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th October 190915th January 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 191010th March 1911DefianceAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 191114th October 1912BlakeAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 191221st May 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 191330th June 1913CenturionAble SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 19132nd April 1916CenturionLeading SeamanADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd April 191629th November 1916CenturionPetty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th November 191622nd December 1916Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd December 19161st March 1917DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd March 191712th September 1918Vivid (TB 049)Petty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th September 19184th October 1918Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 19186th November 1918DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th November 191831st May 1919M 25Petty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 191924th September 1919FoxPetty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th September 191915th January 1920Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 192020th January 1922Defiance (M 29)Petty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st January 192221st June 1922Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd June 192231st March 1924HoodPetty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19242nd November 1924HoodChief Petty OfficerADM188/406
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd November 19241st May 1926Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/406
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)
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor
ADM188/406 via WW1 Lives at Sea