Identity
Person No.
21104
Service No.
3510
Last Name
First Name
William Robert Hood
Initials
W R H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of the late David and Elizabeth Rankin, of 124, Kilbowie Rd., Clydebank, Scotland.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private William Robert Hood RANKIN, 2nd SAI - Wounded 18th July, Died of wounds 26th March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private William Robert Hood RANKIN, 2nd SAI - Wounded 18th July, Died of wounds 26th March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial)
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K.M. Jordan — DLI research (ABW / WWI ROH)
K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #118 Corporal RANKIN, William Robert Hood, age 27, Force No 3510, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Dublin North, County Dublin, Ireland October 1890; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA at Delville Wood 18/7/1916; killed in action near Peronne, on the Somme, France. Buried/commemorated: Pozieres Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; the Durban Corporation & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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