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John Wemyss Hood

a soldier of the border regiment
Survived the War

Full Name	John Wemyss Hood DSO, MC
Rank (highest)	Major (acting) / July 1918 ^[1]^[2] Captain (acting) / 21 March 1917 ^[3]^[4] 2nd Lieutenant
Battalion	6th Battalion Border Regiment
Attached	1st Battalion Border Regiment ^[5]
Transferred	Seconded for service under the Colonial Office / 8 February 1923 ^[6]^[7] Royal Sussex Regiment ^[2]
Theatre(s) of War	Gallipoli / France and Flanders
Awards	{{{awards}}}
Born	16 November 1890 / Newington, Edinburgh ^[8]
Nationality	Scottish
Died	18 November 1950
Books	Over the Top with the 3rd Australian Division by G.P. Cuttriss. War poetry written by John: On the Eve of Battle (p.59) Messines (p.88) A Tragedy of the War (p.99)

Biography

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2nd Lieutenant Hood (middle row, centre), Sidi Bashr, Egypt, 1916
2nd Lieutenant Hood
Officers Fulton, Stiven, Ridley, Hood and May

References and notes

↑ Supplement to the London Gazette. 17 September 1918. p.11080.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Medal Card of John Wemyss Hood. Accessed 13 May, 2020.
↑ Supplement to the London Gazette. 9 July, 1917. p.6853.
↑ At this time in his career John was already the Battalion Adjutant and had been awarded a Military Cross.
↑ Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette. 18 February, 1919. p.917.
↑ The London Gazette. 16 March, 1923. p.2073.
↑ Hood is pictured in the Malayan Saturday Post, 6 June 1925, p.20 at the Johore Volunteer Rifles, 3rd Siglap Camp of 1925. Accessed 14 May, 2020.
↑ General Record of Scotland record of birth.

See notes and definitions for primary source material and further information.

[1] Supplement to the London Gazette. 17 September 1918. p.11080.

[medal-card-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Medal Card of John Wemyss Hood. Accessed 13 May, 2020.

[3] Supplement to the London Gazette. 9 July, 1917. p.6853.

[4] At this time in his career John was already the Battalion Adjutant and had been awarded a Military Cross.

[5] Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette. 18 February, 1919. p.917.

[6] The London Gazette. 16 March, 1923. p.2073.

[7] Hood is pictured in the Malayan Saturday Post, 6 June 1925, p.20 at the Johore Volunteer Rifles, 3rd Siglap Camp of 1925. Accessed 14 May, 2020.

[8] General Record of Scotland record of birth.

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