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COMPLETED Charles Bertram & Reginald Underhill

Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 10:56 am
by mjay
Lieutenant Charles Bertram Underhill
The youngest son of 4 brothers

Born 20 August 1893 Tipton Green
Enlisted: Valcartier, Canada, Resident: Vancouver, Canada.

Killed in Action on Tuesday, 28th March 1916, age 22.
Buried in Grave VI. A. 1. at Elzenwalle Brasserie Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

12th Bn., West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales's Own). 9th Brigade of 3rd Division.
Formerly 16481 7th Canadian Infantry.

Brother of
Captain Reginald Underhill also KIA
The oldest son of 4 brothers

Born:22nd July 1887 Tipton Green
Enlisted: Valcartier, Canada, Resident: Vancouver, Canada.

Killed in Action on Saturday, 18th November 1916, age 29.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 12D and 13 B of Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

11th Bn. attd. 4th Bn., Middlesex Regiment. 63rd Brigade of 37th Division.
Formerly 16378 7th Canadian Infantry.

Sons of Frederick T Underhill, M.D & Mrs Beatrice A. Underhill (nee ??) of 3789, Yale St Vancouver British Columbia.

1891 Census
37 Owen Street, Tipton, Staffs.
Frederick T. Underhill (32, General Practitioner, born Tipton), his wife Beatrice A. (27, born Norwich), and their 4 children: Muriel B. (4, born Tipton), Reginald (3, born Tipton), Ella M. (1, born Tipton), and Frederic C. (6 months, born Tipton).
Also a GP's Assistant, Medical Student, Governess, Cook, Housemaid, Domestic Nurse and a Groom.

More information for both brothers can be found here

https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... es-bertram

https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... l-reginald

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Re: Charles Bertram & Reginald Underhill

Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 12:52 am
by mallosa
Everything looks ok to me Mandy, very sad though.

So much information, just been reading through it all.
I see that Frederick T Underhill's father William Lees Underhill was also a General Practitioner and his mother Emily Margaret was born in Ireland (1861 Census)

Re: Charles Bertram & Reginald Underhill

Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 11:42 am
by mjay
Thanks Sandra

It is interesting reading although very sad isn't it.

All added and completed