William Rowland Errol HOOD

Regimental number73502
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, J Hood, Mount Somers, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 38th Reinforcements, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand on board HMNZT No 105 Remuera on 5 June 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 7 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCaudry British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 20), nr Cambrai, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret Hood, Mount Somers, Canterbury
Family/military connectionsBrother: 47333 Gilbert Leslie HOOD
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 83, p. 11