We remember George William Hood

We remember George William Hood

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Timeline

Timeline

1898
birth New Mills, Derbyshire United Kingdom Source:8700142 Source:8700136 1898
1917
service British Army Acting Corporal 36003 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion. Source:8700136 May 1917
1917
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:8700301 18th July 1917
service British Army Private 36003 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion. Source:8700136
service British Army Corporal 36003 Royal Welsh Fusiliers Source:8700142
1917
death Killed in Action Source:8700142 Source:8700136 15th May 1917
burial Arras Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:8700142

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George William
Initials GW
Last Name Hood,
Source 8700142
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Burton
Source 8700142
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 36003 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion. Acting Corporal
British Army 36003 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion. Private
British Army 36003 Royal Welsh Fusiliers Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
DCM British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mrs Hood mother

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Fife3190
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Fife3190
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190

External Evidence

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London Gazette 18 July 1917 - Distinguished Conduct Medal (Under alias name of John Burton) R58235
Medal Index Card - Image (Under alias name of John Burton) R58235
Medal Index Card - Image - Distinguished Conduct Medal (Under alias name of John Burton) R58235

Multimedia

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Report of Corporal Hood's death John6705
Royal Welch Fusiliers R58235

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