John Hooper
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/131
- Service Number: 108147
- Date of Birth: 21st February 1864
- Place of Birth: Talland
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Skilled Labourer
- Date discharged: 12th April 1919
- Cause of discharge: Demobilised
- Battles served in: Jutland
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impregnable | Boy 2nd Class | 5th March 1879 | 20th April 1880 | |
| Impregnable | Boy 1st Class | 21st April 1880 | 13th September 1880 | |
| Bacchante | Boy 1st Class | 14th September 1880 | 20th February 1882 | |
| Bacchante | Ordinary Seaman | 21st February 1882 | 31st August 1882 | |
| Royal Adelaide | Ordinary Seaman | 1st September 1882 | 6th December 1882 | |
| Himalaya | Ordinary Seaman | 7th December 1882 | 31st May 1883 | |
| Himalaya | Able Seaman | 1st June 1883 | 21st August 1885 | |
| Duke of Wellington | Able Seaman | 22nd August 1885 | 25th January 1886 | |
| Himalaya | Able Seaman | 26th January 1886 | 28th May 1886 | |
| Royal Adelaide | Able Seaman | 29th May 1886 | 17th June 1886 | |
| Himalaya | Able Seaman | 18th June 1886 | 27th August 1886 | |
| Royal Adelaide | Able Seaman | 28th August 1886 | 9th October 1886 | |
| Cambridge | Able Seaman | 10th October 1886 | 28th May 1887 | |
| Defiance | Able Seaman | 29th May 1887 | 25th June 1887 | |
| Cambridge | Able Seaman | 26th June 1887 | 27th August 1887 | |
| Defiance | Able Seaman | 28th August 1887 | 19th November 1887 | |
| Cambridge | Able Seaman | 20th November 1887 | 3rd April 1888 | |
| Raleigh | Able Seaman | 4th April 1888 | 13th March 1890 | |
| Raleigh | Leading Seaman | 14th March 1890 | 31st January 1891 | |
| Raleigh | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 1st February 1891 | 31st August 1891 | |
| Raleigh | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1st September 1891 | 31st October 1891 | |
| Vivid I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1st November 1891 | 8th March 1892 | |
| Cambridge | Petty Officer 1st Class | 9th March 1892 | 23rd September 1892 | |
| Defiance | Petty Officer 1st Class | 24th September 1892 | 21st November 1892 | |
| Vivid I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 22nd November 1892 | 8th December 1892 | |
| Alexandra | Petty Officer 1st Class | 9th December 1892 | 19th January 1893 | |
| Vivid I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 20th January 1893 | 20th January 1893 | |
| Ganges | Petty Officer 1st Class | 21st January 1893 | 27th October 1894 | |
| Vivid I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 28th October 1894 | 1st November 1894 | |
| Gibraltar | Petty Officer 1st Class | 2nd November 1894 | 31st March 1895 | |
| Archer | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1st April 1895 | 31st December 1897 | |
| Vivid I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1st January 1898 | 14th June 1898 | |
| Cambridge | Petty Officer 1st Class | 15th June 1898 | 20th August 1898 | |
| Defiance | Petty Officer 1st Class | 21st August 1898 | 24th September 1898 | |
| Vivid I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 25th September 1898 | 1st November 1898 | |
| Ganges | Petty Officer 1st Class | 2nd November 1898 | 31st December 1901 | |
| Vivid I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1st January 1902 | 23rd February 1902 | |
| Vivid I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 4th January 1915 | 9th January 1915 | |
| Defiance | Petty Officer 1st Class | 10th January 1915 | 30th June 1915 | |
| Vivid I | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1st July 1915 | 14th August 1915 | |
| Defiance | Petty Officer 1st Class | 15th August 1915 | 7th December 1915 | |
| Boadicea | Petty Officer 1st Class | Jutland | 8th December 1915 | 26th April 1917 |
| Vivid III (RFR) | Petty Officer 1st Class | 27th April 1917 | 30th September 1917 | |
| Vivid II | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1st October 1917 | 12th April 1919 |
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