James John HOOD MM

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HOOD, James John

Service Number:	4356
Enlisted:	22 March 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company
Born:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, July 1876
Home Town:	Westonia, Westonia, Western Australia
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Givenchy les La Bassée, France., 21 August 1917
Cemetery:	Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row C, Grave 2, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hines Hill District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

22 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4356, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
1 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4356, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
1 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 4356, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle
9 Jul 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, For Bravery in the Field
21 Aug 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4356, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4356 awm_unit: Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-08-21

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John and Jeanie Hood of Croydon Road, Croydon, Victoria

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Philippe Clerbout

His history and his fate touches me personally. This is the fate of Sapper James John HOOD - Regimental number: 4356.

Place of birth: Rockhampton, Queensland.
Address: Merridin, Western Australia.
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 1 June 1916.
Killed in Action 21 August 1917.

This soldier was killed while carrying out repairs on "The Fixed Bridge"

My research made me discover that the fixed bridge was located in Givenchy les La Bassée. (Some photos at the AWM)

This bridge connects the village of Givenchy les La Bassée and my native village: Cuinchy. Here is his photo album. Credit AWM and my personal collection. The photos of the undamaged bridge date from 1913 and 1914.

On the photos of the destroyed distillery, you will notice the metal balustrades and we find them on the photo of the AWM.

Lest We Forget.

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