UNDERWOOD, Walter Donald
| Service Number: | 2413 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Employee |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Intermediate High School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2413, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2413, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Underwood and Margaret Underwood of Hawthorn Cottage, Inverell, NSW
21 May 1916 - enlisted at Narrabri, NSW with the 34th Battalion and rank of Private.
12 October 1917 - wound to the head. Rejoined unit on 10 January 1918.
5 April 1918 - wound, second occasion, flesh wound to the arm. Transferred to England on 12 April 1918.
17 June 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District
Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarking on 9 May 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Walter married Annie A. Orchard in Inverell, NSW.