UNDERHILL, James Foster
| Service Numbers: | 1202, QX21926 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Jersey, Channel Islands, 27 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 March 1965, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1202, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1202, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1202, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment, At Hod-el- Fatar | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, At Moascar | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 2 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1202, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the head. Had the rank of temporary Corporal | |
| 31 Mar 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Had been acting Sergeant for some months prior | |
| 4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1202, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , QX21926, Enlisted at Grovely, QLD with the rank of Warrant Officer 2 | |
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| 5 Aug 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , QX21926, Discharged as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry James Underhill and Ester Underhill nee Mallett of Jesery, Channel Islands. Brother of Richard Muller Underhill who was killed on in action on 14 May 1915 while serving with the 2nd Ligh Horse Regiment. Buried in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery Plot 111, Row F, Grave 12.
Commenced return to Australia on 28 June 1919 aboard HT Madras disembarking on 3 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal
On 23 August James married Ivy Lillian Walker in Queensland.
At the time of enlistment for WW2 he was residing in Boomerang Street, Lutwyche, QLD in the Motor Transport Division