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UNDERWOOD, Leo Clarence Horatius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 929 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Buln Buln, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canterbury State School No 3572 Honour Roll, Canterbury State School War Memorial Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 929, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 929, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 929, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 929, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 929 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Joseph Underwood and Helen Mary Underwood nee Bridger of Warbarton Road, East Camberwell, Victoria.
Brother of Charles Edward Underwood who returned to Australia on 22 September 1919 having served with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion and James Augustine Underwood who returned to Australia on 17 July 1919 having served with the 6 Field Artillery Brigade
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal