HOOD, John Louden
| Service Number: | VX60097 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 July 1941, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 39 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Taradale, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Taradale, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Scrub typhus, New Guinea, 2 January 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton RSL WW2 VALE Honour Board, Taradale War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Jul 1941: | Involvement Private, VX60097, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 28 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX60097, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 2 Jan 1943: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX60097, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF, Kokoda - Papua |
THE "GRANITE MEMORIAL".
Article from Newspaper, Dated 11 Aug 1987.
A memorial to John Louden Hood was erected on Granite Hill, a pastoral property, a few miles from Taradale. At Granite Hill, at 14 years of age, John commenced work as a station hand on the property. He worked there for 7 years before he enlisted. During that period he exhibited skill and dedication in discharging the many and varied tasks allotted him. He had creative talent and used local material to build and adorn. In the evenings after work, John built several protective walls in the Homestead grounds. He quarried granite from a nearby site, converted into building blocks and carried them back to the homestead. These walls stand today (1987), solid and erect. A tribute to his skill and tenacity of purpose. He served as a machine gunner in the 39th. Battalion.
The new owner of Granite Hill researched the history of the property and hearing of John's great work decided to erect a memorial in his honour.
Submitted 10 August 2015 by Pam McGann
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