Private 20958 George Hood
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn. 'D' Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 20
Date of death: 14th of February 1916
(Monday)
Born: Ashby De La Zouch, Leics
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Sever Cemetery Rouen - A. 17. 21.
Family details:
Son of Frank and Jane Hood, of 253, Park Rd., St. Helens, Lancs.
Address on MIC:
Mrs E Charnock (sister), 15 Edgeworth Street, Sutton Oak, St Helens.
Census details:
1901 - 6 years old George is living at 10 Bass's Row, Castle Gresley, Derby with parents Frank (42), Jane (42) and two siblings: Frank (11), Minnie (8).
1911 - See 16 years old 'Colliery Dataler' George living at 10 Ellamsbridge Road, Sutton, St Helens with widowed father Frank (52) and three siblings: Ellen (25), Frank (21), Minnie (18).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=22]Also Remembered on Sutton St Nicholas's War Memorial[/url]
Died of GS wounds to right thigh and right hand - Amputation of right thigh.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/HoodG.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private George Hood at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen
(Photograph courtesy of Temptage (Tony) from GWF.)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 2280