Private

George Holdsworth Hood

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel Hood, of 57. Grosvenor Park, Tunbridge Wells, England, and the late Lucy Hood. Enlisted in the Canadian Force, invalided out, went to New Zealand for health reasons, and re-enlisted, proceeding to the Front with the New Zealand Forces.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26845
Name:
George Holdsworth Hood
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
S. Hood (father), 34 Grosvenor Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Painter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
25 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 64
Vessel:
Devon
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Holdsworth Hood
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