Husband of Mrs. Hood, of 26, Walter Street, Gibbon Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously wounded on four distinct occasions, having fought at Mons, the Aisne, the marne, Loos, and La Bassee, and previously having served with the Royal Munster Fusiliers in the South African Campaign.
Hood, Ralph –
Personal details
- Surname: Hood
- Forename: Ralph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Harburn, Staffordshire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 24th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 7767
- Regiment: Royal Munster Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Leeds, Yorkshire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 16 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/09/1914 19/02/1915 08/09/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 5e 6c/d* S19*