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Andrew Smith Hood

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Lt, Andrew Smith Hood (photo St Andrews University Roll of Honour)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no: N/A
  • Rank: Lieutenant
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
  • Unit/Ship: City of Dundee (Fortress) Engineers
  • Place of Death: Irvine, Ayrshire
  • Age at Death: 28
  • Date of Death: 24.07.1918
  • Burial Country: Scotland
  • Cemetery: Barhill Cemetery, Broughty Ferry
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: N.107A.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 11.01.1890
  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Civil Engineer
  • Mother:

    Emily Smith “One Ash” 17 Camphill Rd, Broughty Ferry

  • Father:

    James Smith Hood “One Ash” 17 Camphill Rd, Broughty Ferry

  • Siblings:

    Margaret S. Hood,  29.08.1888 – 15.11.1923, Robert S. Hood, Emily Smith Hood

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about Andrew Smith Hood

Although Andrew served with the British Army, Royal Engineers, he was working as a Civil Engineer in Canada and returned to Broughty Ferry in August 1915, so is remembered in the Canadian Great War book of Remembrance and also within Wigney’s C.E.F. Roll of Honour. He is buried in a family plot in Barnhill Cemetery. His death would appear to have been due to complications following an operation for appendicitis. His brother Robert served in the army during the Great War and returned home safely.

Visit, Andrew’s Canadian Memorial

For reasons unknown Andrew Hood is not included on the original Dundee City Roll of Honour. He was a former pupil of Grove Academy, Broughty Ferry and is remembered on the school’s Roll of Honour.

He was gazetted as Second Lieutenant in the City of Dundee (Fortress) Engineers, 24th September 1915.

Andrew S. Hood   Royal Engineers

Lieutenant Andrew S. Hood, R.E., the elder son of Mr J. S. Hood, One Ash, Broughty Ferry, died at Irvine from acute pneumonia following an attack of influenza.  A civil engineer in Canada when war broke out, he came home and joined up.  He was afterwards attached to the Dundee Battalion of the Royal Engineers, whom he accompanied to France.  The lieutenant, who was 28 years of age, had just recovered after an operation for appendicitis, and was expecting to be drafted to France very shortly.

Dundee Courier 26th July 1918

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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