UNDERY, Christopher
| Service Number: | 254 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wardell, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, 29 July 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wardell Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Wardell Public School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 254, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 254, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ralph Undery and Margaret Undery nee Kelly of Wardell, NSW.
13 February 1915 - enlisted at Balllina, NSW with the 25th Battalion with the rank of Private.
6 April 1916 - transferred to the 31st Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle
17 July 1919 - discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit disembarking on 15 May 1919
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
20 August 1919 - awarded Military Medal, Citation reads:- At Bellicourt on the 29th September 1918 this man was a No. 1 Lewis Gunner. He showed splendid initiative and bravery in repeatedly manoeuvering his gun into positions favourable for covering fire, thus materially assisting the advance of his company. HIS work throughout the whole three days during which the Battalion was engaged in these operations was splendid.
11 December 1919 Commonwealth Gazette' No. 135
During 1920c Christopher married Catherine Kavnah in NSW