Regimental number | 2663 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ironmoulder |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ethel May Hood, 77 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 65th Battalion |
Fate | Drowned |
Place of death or wounding | England |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Earley (St. Peter) Churchyard, Berkshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Fanny HOOD; husband of Ethel HOOD, 126 Yarra Street, Geelong, Victoria. Date of Death shown as 25th September, 1917 |
Family/military connections | Two cousins on his Fathers side, killed in action. |