HOOD, Oliver Richard
| Service Number: | 6786 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Huntly, Victoria, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Glen Huntly, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Window cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo White Hills Baptist Church Honour Roll, Huntly Memorial Hall Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6786, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6786, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6786, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 18 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6786, 37th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 30 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6786, 37th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6786 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lyn Hood
"...6786 Private Oliver Richard Hood, 6th Battalion, a 20 year old window cleaner from Glenhuntly, Victoria when he enlisted in the AIF on 15 July 1916. He embarked for overseas with the 22nd Reinforcements from Melbourne on 25 October 1916 aboard HMAT Ulysses and joined the 37th Battalion in France on 15 June 1917. Pte Hood was wounded in action on 9 August 1918 but rejoined his unit the next day. On 30 August 1918 he was killed in action at Clery Wood, France and was buried in the wood. After the war, his grave could not be located so his name is inscribed on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France with others who have no known grave..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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