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HOOD, Archibald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 840 |
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Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1891 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | North Kelvinside Highgrade School, |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row B, Grave 48 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of Mr. and Mrs. Hood of Glasgow, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 840, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 840, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 840, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
3 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
13 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 840, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 840 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Clara Hood of 26 Agnes Street, Maryhill, Glasgow
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served 6 months in the Scottish Territorials