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UNDERWOOD, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2989A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oakey, Queensland, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Oakey, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Oakey, Queensland, Australia, 4 January 1931, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Oakey Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Oakey War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2989A, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2989A, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Underwood and Emma Underwood nee Crook of Oakey, QLD. Brother of Ralph Norman Underwood who returned to Australia on 6 April 1919 having served with the 49th Battalion.
11 January 1916 - Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD. Rank of Private. 31st Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 31 Janaury 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 23 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane by train.
4 May 1918 - discharged in Brisbane as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis and overage
On 6 April 1929 William married Eva Sharp