Regimental number | 2596 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Woolwich, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Great Western Hotel, George Street West, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 182 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Hood, Great Western Hotel, George Street West, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 15 years in the Royal Navy; discharged (time expired); Royal Australian Navy, August 1914-15 June 1915. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Reported at Mudros, 22 September 1915; transferred to Anzac, Gallipoli, 3 October 1915. Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 22 October 1915 (bad feet: bunion deformity: great and second toe, left foot); transferred to Hospital Ship, 23 October 1915; to England, 23 October 1915, and admitted to Brooks War Hospital, Woolwich, 9 November 1915. Proceeded from No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, overseas to France with 35th Draft to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 June 1916; marched in to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 8 June 1917. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 26 September 1916 (injury to foot); transferred to England, 5 October 1916 (severe bunions), and admitted to St Luke's War Hospital, Halifax, 6 October 1916 ('old bunions - slight'); great and second toe, left foot, amputated, 24 October 1916; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 4 December 1916. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 8 December 1916; granted furlough, and marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, from furlough, 4 January 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot from Wareham, 7 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918; arrived Melbourne, 4 March 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 16 April 1918 Re-enlisted for Home Service as Regimental No 1080, 8 June 1918 (now married: Wife, Mrs Clara Elsie HOOD, 589 Wellroyd Crescent, Halifax, Yorkshire, England); admitted to Field Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, 24 September 1918; discharged same day; recommended for service discharge as permanently unfit, 1 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Noted on file as deceased by April 1921; precise date of death not recorded. |
Age at death | 39 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales (buried 2 July 1920) |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOOD Arthur Ernest |