Hector John (Gundy) UNDERWOOD

UNDERWOOD, Hector John

Service Number: 4609
Enlisted: 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
Born: Woodville, South Australia, 21 March 1893
Home Town: Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1963, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia
Section Z, Drive D, Path 38, Site Number 180S
Memorials: Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate, Woodville Uniting Church Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4609, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
7 Feb 1916: Involvement Private, 4609, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1916: Embarked Private, 4609, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
3 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Police
3 Aug 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , In England
11 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, At Tidworth, England
22 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4609, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Underwood and Margaret Ellen Underwood nee Holland of Port Road, Woodville, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 30 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 29 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1923c Hector married Kathleen Feehan in Victoria