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HOOD, Lindsay Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2490 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1915, Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Annandale Station, Birdsville, Queensland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Natimuk, Horsham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 111, Row C, Grave 20. Rev Rogers officiated, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France, Le Peuplier Military Cemetery, Caestre, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2490, Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2490, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2490, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2490, GSW (right shoulder and jaw) | |
| 16 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2490, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (left forearm) | |
| 26 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2490, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2490 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Cossar and Margaret Dunsmure Hood of Annandale Station, Birdsville, Queensland. Father died in 1908. Brother of Walater Cossar Hood, Jr.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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