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UNDERWOOD, Ernest Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 637 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodville, South Australia, 31 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot Repairer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 18 June 1957, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section P, Drive C, Path 7(36), Grave 255N |
| Memorials: | Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate, Woodville Uniting Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 637, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 17 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 637, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 637, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 637, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 637, 12th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Enlisted and served as Ernest Harry Underwood
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry William Underwood and Elizabeth Jane Underwood nee Scadden of Port Road, Woodville, SA. On 1 March 1903 Ernest was baptised in the St. Margaret Anglican Church, Woodville, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 29 April 1915 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 24 May 1915 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
On 23 September 1916 Ernest married Alice Elizabeth Feehan at the residence of W. Hawke of Kirkcaldy now known as Henley Beach, SA