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UNDERWOOD, Hector John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4609 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodville, South Australia, 21 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1963, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section Z, Drive D, Path 38, Site Number 180S |
| Memorials: | Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate, Woodville Uniting Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4609, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4609, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4609, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Police | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , In England | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, At Tidworth, England | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4609, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Underwood and Margaret Ellen Underwood nee Holland of Port Road, Woodville, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 30 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 29 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Hector married Kathleen Feehan in Victoria
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