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UNDERWOOD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3703 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1917, Enlisted at Korumburra, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Artillery Details |
| Born: | Yea, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia, 8 January 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Poowong Great War Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3703, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Korumburra, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3703, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3703, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Artillery Details , At Tidworth, England | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3703, Artillery Details , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Underwood and Mary Underwood nee Norman of Yea, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his sister Annie Clark of Darebin Road, Northcote, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 4 March 1918
Medal: British War Medal