Joseph Richard UREN

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Service Number:	5525
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 22 April 1890
Home Town:	Winton, Winton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 29 March 1960, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone D, Section 15, Grave 1462
Memorials:

20 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5525, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5525, 15th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney

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Address at the time of enlistment was Winton, QLD.

Son of John Uren and Elizabeth Cameron formerly Uren nee Kay of Lerida Station, Stamford Qnr, QLD.

6 December 1915 - enlisted at Townsville, QLD, with the 15th Battalion and with the rank of Private

8 August 1916 - wounded in action. Wound to the thigh

29 September 1916 - transferred to the 13th Machine Gun Company

23 March 1917 - promoted to Driver

31 March 1918 - tranferred to the 4th Machine Gun Battalion

12 May 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on 6 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

20 August 1919 - discharged at the 1st Military District