HOOD, Robert Thomas
| Service Number: | 403268 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 156 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 4 June 1920 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Accidental, Kenninghall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 3 September 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom Grave 13542 Roll of Honour - Bondi, Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 403268 | |
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| 5 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 403268, No. 156 Squadron (RAF), Enlisted at Sydney | |
| 5 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 403268 | |
| 20 Apr 1943: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Medal, London Gazette: 20 April 1943 on page 1799 at position 7 Commonwealth Gazette:- 29 April 1943 on page 901 at position 32 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Dorothy Gould Hood; husband of Joyce (nee Watts) Hood of Maroubra, NSW
Prior to enlisting Robert had been employed with Buckinghams Ltd of Sydney and R.H. Gordon and co.
Plane was Lancaster JA 195 crashed at Norfolk, England, cause unknown
Citation for the DFM reads: -
Flight Sergeant Hood has been employed as a rear gunner in one of the outstanding crews of the squadron. The successes achieved are due in a large meausre to the keeness and alertness of this airman
His excellent directions, coolness and presence of mind have enabled the pilot on many occasions to evade enemy opposition and to complete his mission