Parents:--- Son of Alexander Hood and Edith Amy Wilson married 7th November 1900 in St Stephens Presbyterian Church, Ipswich, Queensland.
Wife:--- Ina Alice Decosta married 1942 in Bega, New South Wales.
~~~Lance Sergeant Dugald Roderick HOOD, Australian Military Forces, AMF, Army, World War Two~~
Australian Army Service Number:--- NX4757
Religion:--- Congregational
Home Town:--- Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Martial Status:--- Single, but married while in service.
Civil employment:--- Builder
Next of kin (single):---Mother, Mrs Edith Amy Hood, 116 Stapleton St, Wentworthville, NSW.
Next of kin (married):---Wife, Mrs Ina Alice Hood 13 Fernbank St, Marrickville, New South Wales.
Enlisted:--- 26th October 1939 in Homebush, New South Wales
Age on enlistment:--- 24 years and 11 months.
Final Rank:--- Lance Sergeant
Final Unit:--- 2nd/3rd Australian Infantry Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Embarked for:--- Oversea Service aboard HMT V-2 on 9th January 1940.
Fate:-- Died, accidental (Drowning), Danmap River, Lae, New Guinea, 27 January 1945.
Final Burial:--- Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Circumstances of death:--- Court of Inquiry conducted in the field on 10th February 1945, reported that Lance Sergeant Hood was caught in a flood on the night of 27th January 1945, and swept away with the torrent and drowned.
Wife:--- Ina Alice Decosta married 1942 in Bega, New South Wales.
~~~Lance Sergeant Dugald Roderick HOOD, Australian Military Forces, AMF, Army, World War Two~~
Australian Army Service Number:--- NX4757
Religion:--- Congregational
Home Town:--- Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Martial Status:--- Single, but married while in service.
Civil employment:--- Builder
Next of kin (single):---Mother, Mrs Edith Amy Hood, 116 Stapleton St, Wentworthville, NSW.
Next of kin (married):---Wife, Mrs Ina Alice Hood 13 Fernbank St, Marrickville, New South Wales.
Enlisted:--- 26th October 1939 in Homebush, New South Wales
Age on enlistment:--- 24 years and 11 months.
Final Rank:--- Lance Sergeant
Final Unit:--- 2nd/3rd Australian Infantry Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Embarked for:--- Oversea Service aboard HMT V-2 on 9th January 1940.
Fate:-- Died, accidental (Drowning), Danmap River, Lae, New Guinea, 27 January 1945.
Final Burial:--- Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Circumstances of death:--- Court of Inquiry conducted in the field on 10th February 1945, reported that Lance Sergeant Hood was caught in a flood on the night of 27th January 1945, and swept away with the torrent and drowned.
Parents:--- Son of Alexander Hood and Edith Amy Wilson married 7th November 1900 in St Stephens Presbyterian Church, Ipswich, Queensland.
Wife:--- Ina Alice Decosta married 1942 in Bega, New South Wales.
~~~Lance Sergeant Dugald Roderick HOOD, Australian Military Forces, AMF, Army, World War Two~~
Australian Army Service Number:--- NX4757
Religion:--- Congregational
Home Town:--- Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Martial Status:--- Single, but married while in service.
Civil employment:--- Builder
Next of kin (single):---Mother, Mrs Edith Amy Hood, 116 Stapleton St, Wentworthville, NSW.
Next of kin (married):---Wife, Mrs Ina Alice Hood 13 Fernbank St, Marrickville, New South Wales.
Enlisted:--- 26th October 1939 in Homebush, New South Wales
Age on enlistment:--- 24 years and 11 months.
Final Rank:--- Lance Sergeant
Final Unit:--- 2nd/3rd Australian Infantry Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Embarked for:--- Oversea Service aboard HMT V-2 on 9th January 1940.
Fate:-- Died, accidental (Drowning), Danmap River, Lae, New Guinea, 27 January 1945.
Final Burial:--- Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Circumstances of death:--- Court of Inquiry conducted in the field on 10th February 1945, reported that Lance Sergeant Hood was caught in a flood on the night of 27th January 1945, and swept away with the torrent and drowned.
Wife:--- Ina Alice Decosta married 1942 in Bega, New South Wales.
~~~Lance Sergeant Dugald Roderick HOOD, Australian Military Forces, AMF, Army, World War Two~~
Australian Army Service Number:--- NX4757
Religion:--- Congregational
Home Town:--- Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Martial Status:--- Single, but married while in service.
Civil employment:--- Builder
Next of kin (single):---Mother, Mrs Edith Amy Hood, 116 Stapleton St, Wentworthville, NSW.
Next of kin (married):---Wife, Mrs Ina Alice Hood 13 Fernbank St, Marrickville, New South Wales.
Enlisted:--- 26th October 1939 in Homebush, New South Wales
Age on enlistment:--- 24 years and 11 months.
Final Rank:--- Lance Sergeant
Final Unit:--- 2nd/3rd Australian Infantry Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Embarked for:--- Oversea Service aboard HMT V-2 on 9th January 1940.
Fate:-- Died, accidental (Drowning), Danmap River, Lae, New Guinea, 27 January 1945.
Final Burial:--- Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Circumstances of death:--- Court of Inquiry conducted in the field on 10th February 1945, reported that Lance Sergeant Hood was caught in a flood on the night of 27th January 1945, and swept away with the torrent and drowned.
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