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UNDERWOOD, George Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3945 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Croydon, Surrey, England, 1992 |
| Home Town: | Yarramalong, Wyong Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 28 February 1981, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Park, NSW Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Hereford House Reunion Club Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3945, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3945, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3945, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3945, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to early phthisis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 'Rosehill', Yarramalong, NSW
Son of William Underwood and Agnes Underwood of Howley Road, Croydon, Surrey, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 November 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 3 January 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Samuel married Margaret L. Edmunds in Belligen, NSW