Regimental number | 6825 |
Place of birth | Culross, Manitoba, Canada |
School | Winnipeg High School, Manitoba, Canada. |
Other training | He served 3 years with the 90th (L.B.R.), Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Hood, 122 College Street, St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Arrived in Australia, 1914. "He had a severe operation the summer of 1914 and so was not fit for military duty. Went to Australia for trip when well enough for military service joined the 23rd Battalion and served in France with the Australians." |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Merlecourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 99 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Sarah HOOD, 122 College Street, James, Winnipeg, Canada. Native of Culross, Manitoba, Canada |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |