UNDERWOOD, Thomas Andrew
| Service Number: | 5210 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Gumeracha, South Australia, 22 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Navvy |
| Died: | Scarborough, Perth, Western Australia, 17 July 1963, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican area, Section ZT, Grave 0559A |
| Memorials: | Mannum District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5210, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5210, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Underwood and Elizabeth Underwood nee Bennett of Gumeracha, SA.
Husband of Margaret Underwood nee Fox of Blackwood Rosd, Bunbury, WA. Thomas and Margaret married on 19 August 1910 in the Rectory, Robe, SA. Father of Irene May Underwood and Thomas William Underwood
11 January 1916 - enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA with the 16th Battalion and with the rank of Private. At the time of enlistment he was employed with Lyall's Mills, Collie, WA.
8 August 1916 - wounded - shell shock
8 April 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 29 May 1919
21 June 1917 - discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to shell shock
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal