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UNDERHILL, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2492 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Albert, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Daily Telegraph Newspaper Company Ltd. Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2492, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2492, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2492, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 15 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2492, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 9 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Training Battalion (AIF), Marched out to 1st Divisional Pioneers | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2492, 8th Training Battalion (AIF), Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Ivernia" | |
| 29 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2492, 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot (AIF), Disembarked Etaples, France | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2492, 1st Pioneer Battalion, T.O.S. from 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2492, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Killed In Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2492, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2492 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 25 years.
Son of William Underhill and Sarah Underhill of Birmingham, England.
Husband of Caroline Margaret Underhill of Campbell Street, Balmain, NSW, later of Brisbane, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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