Regimental number | 1087 |
Place of birth | Glenelg, South Australia |
School | Prince Alfred College, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | c/o G M Nunn, surveyor, Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Matilda Hood, c/o Mrs Jackson, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | New South Wales Mounted Rifles in Boer War, South Africa |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He was farming in Merriden district for some time and was President of Farmers and Settlers Association." Details from wife. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 41 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
Place of burial | Potijze chateau Grounds Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. I), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary HOOD; husband of Matilda HOOD, 56 Morehead Street, Redfern, New South Wales. Native of Glenelg, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Alich HOOD, MM 4th Field Ambulance. Cousin: Cpl Hubbe of South Australia, killed in action, 1917.Cousin: Cpl M Hibbe, MC MM Western Australian Battalion.Cousin: Harvey May, 11th Battalion, Western Australia. |