Dugald Roderick (Doug) HOOD

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Service Number:	NX4757
Enlisted:	26 October 1939, Enlisted in Cooma, NSW, Australia.
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Homebush, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1914
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer / Builder
Died:	Accidental (Drowning), Danmap River, Lae, New Guinea, 27 January 1945, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot LL. Row B. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...WE WILL REMEMBER"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

26 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Cooma, NSW, Australia.
27 Jan 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, NX4757, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion

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