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UNDERWOOD, Bruce Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2369 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Natawarra, South Australia, 29 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Balaklava, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 5 July 1975, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia General section. Lawn 2, Plot 0051 |
| Memorials: | Balaklava District WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2369, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 29 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2369, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2369, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide | |
| 12 May 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2369, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Underwood and Ruth Underwood nee Ratten of Balaklava, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 May 1919 aboard HT Orari disembarking on 26 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 16 March 1920 Bruce married Ivy Opal Bodger in Baptist Church, Georgetown, SA.