Cyril James HOODLESS

Regimental number1837
Place of birthWestbury, Tasmania
SchoolWestbury State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRailton, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, James Hoodless, Railton, Tasmania
Enlistment date20 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 17 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death19.9
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 44), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
56
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Eva HOODLESS, Railton, Tasmania