HOOD, William Robinson
| Service Number: | 5033 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 27 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 May 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5033, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5033, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5033, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5033, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5033 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
William Robinson HOOD was born at Cowra, NSW, on 27th October 1890. He joined the NSW Government Railways and Tramways as a cleaner (casual) in the Locomotive Branch at Harden on 23rd March 1914. His position was made permanent on 13th July 1914. On 16th December 1915 he joined the Expeditionary Forces.
He joined with the rank of Private (Service Number 5033) and was posted to the 13th Reinforcements to the 17th Infantry Battalion. He nominated his father, Arthur Rankine Hood of Cowra, as his next of kin.
He embarked aboard the troopship ‘Kyarra’ on 3rd June 1916. While on board, he was in the ship’s hospital with measles from 18th to 30th June 1916.
He left England for France on 30th September 1916 after a period with the 5th Training Battalion. After arriving at the 2nd Australian Division Base Depot at Etaples on 2nd October 1916, he was transferred to the 54th Infantry Battalion, which he joined on 12th October 1916. He remained on duty until 12th February 1917 when he was admitted to hospital suffering from scabies.
After 10 days in hospital he re-joined the 54th Infantry Battalion on 23rd February 1917. However, on 1st March 1917 he was sent to the 15th Field Ambulance with chronic rheumatism. This kept him in hospital for two weeks. He re-joined his unit on 15th March 1917.
He was killed in action on 15th May 1917. On this date the 54th Infantry Battalion was involved in repelling a German counter-attack at the end of the 2nd Battle of Bullecourt.
William is commemorated in the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. The Australian War Memorial gives his place of association as Cowra, NSW.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.