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UNDERWOOD, Percy Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7066 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yea, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 10 October 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium, Wall 12 |
| Memorials: | Hamilton Christ Church WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7066, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7066, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7066, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 19 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7066, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Donald Underwood and Jane Underwood nee McLeish of Dalby, QLD formerly of Yea, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 16 January 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 4 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 16 October 1920 Percy married Riborg Rasmusses in QLD