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UNDERWOOD, William Henry
| Service Number: | 6339 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodville, South Australia, 28 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 2 July 1977, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Cremation service held on 4 July 1977. Ashes interred in Section I, Drive C, Path 2, Position 26BN |
| Memorials: | Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6339, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6339, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 6339, 17th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Underwood and Margaret Ellen Underwood nee Holland of Port Road, Woodville, SA.
3 April 1916 - enlisted at Adelaide with the 10th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
17 December 1916 - transferred to the 27th Battalion while in England.
5 May 1917 - wounded. Right shoulder, embarked HS Cambrai at Calais for England on 13 May 1919.
9 August 1918 - wounded, second occasion. Severe wound to the left leg including his knee.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber disembarking on 9 May 1919.
20 July 1919 - discharged at the 4th Military District s medically unfit due to wounding.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 24 April 1926 William married Hilda Elizabeth Guppy in the Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide.
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