-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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Frank Forsey

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Date of birth: 17th March 1887
Place of birth: Alton, Dorset, England
Previous occupation: Groom
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 231016
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 4th January 1927 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
7th June 19045th August 1904Pembroke IBoy 2nd ClassADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th August 19045th September 1904NorthamptonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th September 190412th October 1904NorthamptonBoy 1st ClassADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th October 190417th November 1904CalliopeBoy 1st ClassADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th November 19046th February 1905Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th February 190516th March 1905MagnificentBoy 1st ClassADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th March 19055th November 1906MagnificentOrdinary SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 190615th January 1907Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 19071st May 1907EuropaOrdinary SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd May 19072nd September 1907EuropaAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd September 190731st March 1909RoxburghAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19092nd November 1909Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd November 190915th November 1909NiobeAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th November 190920th December 1909OrionAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 190923rd September 1911OrontesAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th September 191113th October 1911SiriusAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th October 19111st January 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd January 19123rd February 1914OrionAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 191429th July 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th July 191424th October 1915Prince GeorgeAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th October 191512th June 1916VividAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th June 191630th September 1916Halcyon (P 22)Able SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 19163rd August 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th August 19178th October 1917CornwallAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th October 19178th November 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th November 19189th March 1919New ZealandAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 19191st July 1919Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd July 191916th August 1919Vivid III (Orby)Able SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th August 191927th October 1919Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th October 191931st March 1921BenbowAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192131st July 1921Emperor of IndiaAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 192115th August 1921MonarchAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 192114th May 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19234th January 1927HoodAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 192725th May 1927Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/409
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 19383rd October 1938Drake I (Mob)Able SeamanADM188/409
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
ADM188/409 via WW1 Lives at Sea