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Charles John Underwood

Birth	:	23 Sep 1869 Norfolk, England
Death	:	27 Apr 1939 Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial	:	Red Deer Cemetery, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	52.2743200, -113.7859000
Description	:	Charles was born in 1869 in the County of Kent, England. He worked as a game keeper raising pheasants for the Colonel Curzon family at Parham Park. On April 10 1910 he, his wife Elizabeth and 5 children, set sail from Liverpool for Canada on the White Star Liner. They bought a half section of farmland in the Grassy Lake district west of Pine Lake. 1916 census shows Charles & Elizabeth immigrating to Canada in 1910. Children: - John b. abt 1891 - Leslie - Arthur - Eva b. abt 1902 in Alberta - Ethel b.... Read More	Charles was born in 1869 in the County of Kent, England. He worked as a game keeper raising pheasants for the Colonel Curzon family at Parham Park. On April 10 1910 he, his wife Elizabeth and 5 children, set sail from Liverpool for Canada on the White Star Liner. They bought a half section of farmland in the Grassy Lake district west of Pine Lake. 1916 census shows Charles & Elizabeth immigrating to Canada in 1910. Children: - John b. abt 1891 - Leslie - Arthur - Eva b. abt 1902 in Alberta - Ethel b. abt 1909 in Alberta Alberta homestead records for Charles showing in Sec. 30-36-25W4, near Pine Lake, southeast of Red Deer. Funeral Services for C.J. Underwood Friends filled the chapel at the Orme funeral home on Monday afternoon for the funeral services of Mr. C.J. Underwood, who died in Calgary on Thursday after a long illness. Mr. Underwood was 70 and was born in Norfolk, England, coming out to this country 19 years ago. He farmed near Penhold for nine years before removing to Calgary where he had been the caretaker of the Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute for ten years. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. A. Godkin, Rocky Mtn. House, and Mrs. G. Rector, Huxley; and two sons, Leslie and Arthur, of Penhold, in addition to his widow , and they will have sympathy at this time. Two sisters and two brothers in England and a brother in the United States also survive. Premier Aberhart conducted funeral services on Saturday afternoon at the Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute in the presence of two hundred friends. The Red Deer Advocate, Wednesday, May 3, 1943 Son John, died in 1918, while serving overseas. From Red Deer News, September 4, 1918: ROLL OF HONOR ------ In the casualty list of August 29th, the name of J. Underwood, Pine Lake, appears among those who have given their life for their country. Pine Lake has given more lives to the noble cause than almost any other district in Alberta. The sympathy of all goes out to the relatives of this young hero, and to the neighborhood that has done so nobly for its King and country. John signed his attestation papers for overseas service Jan. 12, 1915 in Red Deer, at the age of 23. He was Regimental #117593. Born Dec. 13, 1891, in Wellch..?, England. He was 5' 9", blue eyes, light brown hair. Unmarried. Trade, Farmer. Previous military service with Yeomanry. Pte. John Underwood is Commemorated on Page 515 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Alberta Death Reg. #1939-08-201298

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Charles John Underwood's memorial is located at: Red Deer Cemetery, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Canada.
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Charles John Underwood death on 27 Apr 1939 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
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Latitude: 52.2743200
Longitude: -113.7859000

Family Members:

Spouse

Elizabeth “Eliza” Adam Underwood

(1867 - 1955)

Children

Leslie H Underwood

(1893 - 1980)

Sgt Arthur Hedley Underwood

(1896 - 1962)

Ethel Mary Underwood Rector

(1908 - 1940)

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Coordinate: 52.2743200, -113.7859000

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Coordinate: 52.1479156, -114.0789926

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Coordinate: 52.4627700, -114.0388600

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Coordinate: 52.0293300, -113.9598900

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Coordinate: 52.2977900, -114.2639100

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