Arthur Ernest Parrott Hood

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Notes for Arthur Ernest Parrott HOOD:
Regimental number 2596 Date of birth 11 February 1881 Place of birth Woolwich, England Religion Church of England Occupation Labourer Address Great Western Hotel, George Street West, Sydney, New South Wales Marital status Single Age at embarkation 34 Height 6' 0" Weight 182 lbs Next of kin Mother, Mrs Martha Hood, Great Western Hotel, George Street West, Sydney, New South Wales Previous military service Served for 15 years in the Royal Navy; discharged (time expired); Royal Australian Navy, August 1914-15 June 1915. Enlistment date 20 June 1915 Place of enlistment Liverpool, New South Wales Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 1st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/18/2 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 1st Battalion Fate Returned to Australia 11 January 1918 Discharge date 16 April 1918 Other details War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Reported at Mudros, 22 September 1915; transferred to Anzac, Gallipoli, 3 October 1915. Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 22 October 1915 (bad feet: bunion deformity: great and second toe, left foot); transferred to Hospital Ship, 23 October 1915; to England, 23 October 1915, and admitted to Brooks War Hospital, Woolwich, 9 November 1915. Proceeded from No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, overseas to France with 35th Draft to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 June 1916; marched in to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 8 June 1917. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 26 September 1916 (injury to foot); transferred to England, 5 October 1916 (severe bunions), and admitted to St Luke's War Hospital, Halifax, 6 October 1916 ('old bunions - slight'); great and second toe, left foot, amputated, 24 October 1916; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 4 December 1916. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 8 December 1916; granted furlough, and marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, from furlough, 4 January 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot from Wareham, 7 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918; arrived Melbourne, 4 March 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 16 April 1918 Re-enlisted for Home Service as Regimental No 1080, 8 June 1918 (now married: Wife, Mrs Clara Elsie HOOD, 589 Wellroyd Crescent, Halifax, Yorkshire, England); admitted to Field Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, 24 September 1918; discharged same day; recommended for service discharge as permanently unfit, 1 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Noted on file as deceased by April 1921; precise date of death not recorded. Age at death 39 Place of burial Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales (buried 2 July 1920) Sources NAA: B2455, HOOD Arthur Ernest AIF Project
Briefly his naval history from the certificate is as follows:
He was serving in the Royal Navy but deserted in 1911
He joined the RAN on 21 August 1914 as an able seaman so presumably his RN service was taken into account as otherwise he would have been an ordinary seaman on entry, He joined in Sydney HMAS Penguin being the barrack ship.
He was sent to HMAS Cerberus in Melbourne for three months presumable for some form of training.
He then served in HMAS Warrego, destroyer, from 17 November 1914 to 15 June 1915 when he was invalided out of the navy. During that period Warrego served in New Guinea and Australian waters.
It is of interest that in spite of having deserted from the RN, during his period in the RAN his character was assessed as very good and his ability as superior.
Funerals HOOD - The friends of Mrs Clara E Hood and of Frederick Hood are kindly invited to attend the funeral of her beloved husband and his brother, Private Arthur E Hood late of 1st Batt. to leave their residence, 47 York Street North, This Friday, at 1pm, for Methodist Cemetery, Rookwood. Mrs P Kirby and Son Ltd. Funeral Directors Source: SMH - Fri 2 Jul 1920 - Trove - Nov 2011 Notes for Clara Elsie McARTNEY: After her husband Arthur died in 1920, Clara returned to England. Port of Departure: Brisbane Qld Arrival Date:29 Oct 1921 Port of Arrival:London Ports of Voyage:Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle, Durban, Cape Town, Plymouth Ships Name:THEMISTOCLES Shipping Line:Aberdeen Line England Address:c/o Mr Taylor, 589 Wellroyd Cres, Halifax, Yorkshire Children:Elsie M age 3, Betty F age 1, Jean M age 8 months Source: Ancestry, UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960

Arthur married Clara Elsie McArtney on 18 Sep 1917 in United Methodist, Queens Rd, Halifax, West Yorkshire England. (Clara Elsie McArtney was born in Sep 1887 in Halifax, West Yorkshire England and died in Sep 1955 in Essex England.)