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UNDERWOOD, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3481 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assistant Grocer |
| Died: | Kew, Victoria, 14 August 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation Service held on 16 August 1957. Originally interred in the Boronia area |
| Memorials: | Kew War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3481, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3481, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3481, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3481, 6th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 59th Battalion | |
| 6 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3481, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George William Underwood and Sarah Underwood nee Sykes of Kew, Victoria.
Husband of Kate Underwood of High Street, Kew, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT City of Poona disembarking on 14 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal