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UNDERWOOD, Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1289 |
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Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Highbury, London, England, 13 July 1895 |
Home Town: | Kiama, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farm Hand |
Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1289, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1289, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1289, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
6 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, In England | |
12 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery, In France. From 19th Battalion | |
31 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
8 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1289, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was at Kiama, NSW.
Son of Thomas Underwood and Elizabeth Underwood of Balfour Road, Highbury, London, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Warwickshire disembarking on 31 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal