I'm curious about this young soldier .... his nationality is given as Indian .... and his medals were sold twice in the space of a couple of years .... does anybody know anything about him ? In Memory of Second Lieutenant H C UNDERHILL Indian Army Reserve of Officers attd. 1st Bn., 6th Gurkha Rifles who died on 08 August 1915 Remembered with honour HELLES MEMORIAL 1999 ...... The Great War trio to 2nd Lieutenant H.C. Underhill, 6th Gurkha Rifles, late Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps, who was killed in action in the attack on Hill' 'Q', Gallipoli, for which he was posthumously mentioned in despatches. 1914-15 Star (?133 Pte., Ceylon Pir. R.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. (2 Lieut.) together with Bronze Memorial Plaque (Hugh Caulfield Underhill) and letter of condolence from Buckingham Palace dated December 16th, 1916, extremely fine Hugh Caulfield Underhill enlisted in September 1914 for the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps. he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant and attached to the 6th Gurkha Rifles in Gallipoli. he was killed in action in an attack on Hill 'Q' on 8 August, 1915, as reported in the Historical Records of the 6th Gurkha Rifles. "During the day's fighting Captain J.S. Dallas was dangerously wounded, while 2/Lieutenant H.C. Underhill was reported missing. 2/Lieutenant Underhill was seen several times during that day most gallantly leading his men. There is no doubt now but that he was killed. During his only too brief military career he did splendid work for the Battalion." Sold with further research. 2001 ............ 2nd Lieutenant H. C. Underhill, Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps, attached 1/6th Gurkha Rifles 1914-15 Star (2133 Pte., Ceylon Plr. R.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (2 Lieut.), extremely fine, together with related Memorial Plaque to 'Hugh Caulfield Underhill' E600-800 Sold with original letter of condolence from the Keeper of the Privy Purse, Buckingham Palace, dated 16 December 1916. Hugh Caulfield Underhill enlisted in the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps in September 1914. Subsequently commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, he was attached to the 1/6th Gurkha Rifles in Gallipoli, where he was killed in action on 8 August during the gallant assault on Hill Q. The regimental history states: 'During the day's fighting Captain J. S. Dallas was dangerously wounded, while 2nd Lieutenant H. C. Underhill was reported missing. 2nd Lieutenant Underhill was seen several times during that day most gallantly leading his men. There is no doubt now but that he was killed. During his only too brief military career he did splendid work for the Battalion.' Caulfield was posthumously mentioned in despatches by General Sir Ian Hamilton, for 'distinguished and gallant service during the operations in Gallipoli' (London Gazette 17 March 1917 refers); unfortunately, his temporary grave was not located after the War, and he is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
