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HOOD, Bertie Ballington
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1750 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, 27 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Curlewis, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheelwright/Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Northampton, England, 28 December 1983, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Counties (Milton) Crematorium, Northampton, England Cremated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1750, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1750, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1750, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 12 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1750, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1750, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1750, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, Shell wound (thigh and back) | |
| 13 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1750, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged in England |
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