UNDERWOOD, Charles Edward
| Service Number: | 2609 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Yanco, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 2 November 1981, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria Lawn area, Position C048. Interred on 5 November 1981 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2609, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2609, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2609, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 19 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2609, 55th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. | |
| 27 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 15 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2609, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Joseph Underwood and Helen Mary Underwood nee Bridger of Warbarton Road, East Camberwell, Victoria
Brother of Leo Underwood who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 while serving with the 22nd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Panel 23 and James Augustine Underwood who returned to Australia on 17 July 1919 having served with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade.
On 12 May 1919 Charles married Nancy McCullock in Erskine Church, Glasgow, Scotland. James M. Brisby, Minister officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 8 August 1919 aboard HT Katoomba disembarking on 22 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal