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UNDERWOOD, Horace Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 30628 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Port Wakefield, South Australia, 7 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | South Australia, 29 October 1984, aged 94 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated on 31 October 1984 |
| Memorials: | Balaklava District WW1 Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Bowmans Methodist Church & District WW1 Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 30628, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 1 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Driver, 30628, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Driver, 30628, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 23 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , In France | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 30628 | |
| 6 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 30628, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Underwood and Elizabeth Jessie Underwood nee Sampson of Whitwarta, SA.
Husband of Mary Nina Underwood nee Herbert of Port Wakefield, SA. Horace and Mary married on 17 September 1912 in the Balaklava Christ Church, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on 29 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of his death he was residing in Victor Harbor, SA