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Walter Clifton UNDERWOOD

Regimental number57516
Date of birth15 December 1896
Place of birthSemaphore, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address11 Northgate Street, Unley Park, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr David Edward Underwood, 11 Northgate Street, Unley Park, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 May 1918
Place of enlistmentPort Lincoln, South Australia
Unit name4th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt) (South Australia)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 17 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
FateReturned to Australia 16 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date12 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orari',16 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 26 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 12 July 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death16 August 1965
SourcesNAA: B2455, UNDERWOOD Walter Clifton

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