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UNDERHILL, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 283 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 12 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 7 November 1974, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bega Cemetery, New South Wales Anglican, Section 1, Row 2a, Grave 13-14 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 283, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 283, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 283, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 20 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 23 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 283, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Underhill and Mary Ann Underhill nee McPhee of Rose Hill, Bega, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia from Taranto on 24 September 1918 aboard Kaiser-a-Hind then transhipping aboard Devon disembarking on 24 November 1918.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal