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UNDY, Walter Henry Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2890 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 30 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 27 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2890, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2890, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2890, 46th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2890 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Undy and Mary Virginia Undy nee Delacour of St. Arnaud, Victoria. Brother of Arthur George Minton Undy (served as Arthur George Undy) who returned to Australia on 10 March 19 having served with the 2nd Tunnelling Company.
20 July 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 14th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
3 March 1916 - transferred to the 46th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir
8 August 1916 - wounded. Gunshot wound to the left hand
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal