Eric John Underwood AO, CBE (7 September 1905 - 19 August 1980) was an Australian scientist who pioneered research into sheep nutrition and wool production.
Underwood was born in Harlington, Middlesex, England on 7 September 1905, the youngest of three children to James and Elizabeth Underwood. When Elizabeth died in 1907, Underwood and his siblings were placed in the care of family while James migrated to Western Australia and established himsel...
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Eric John Underwood AO, CBE (7 September 1905 - 19 August 1980) was an Australian scientist who pioneered research into sheep nutrition and wool production.
Underwood was born in Harlington, Middlesex, England on 7 September 1905, the youngest of three children to James and Elizabeth Underwood. When Elizabeth died in 1907, Underwood and his siblings were placed in the care of family while James migrated to Western Australia and established himself at Mount Barker. After a long period of correspondence James convinced a friend Kate Taysom to accompany the children to Fremantle in 1913. James and Kate were married the day after their arrival.
On 23 June 1934 Eric Underwood married school teacher Erica Chandler at St Andrews Church, Perth, and they had two daughters and two sons. Underwood died in Royal Perth Hospital on 19 August 1980.
The family stayed in Mount Barker until 1920 when James took up a 1,850 acres (7.5 km) property near Coorow in Western Australia's Mid West region....
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