Joseph James DERRICK

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Service Number:	2192
Enlisted:	7 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Claremont, Tasmania, Australia , 1897
Home Town:	Claremont, Glenorchy, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer / Labourer
Died:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 26 October 1979, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Derwent Gardens AIF Arch 11 6D
Memorials:

7 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2192, 37th Infantry Battalion
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2192, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2192, 37th Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2192, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
27 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion
9 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2192

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Enlisted under the alias of Herman DERRICK 1551

Renounced alias by Statutory Declaration sworn and signed 6 May 1917 - see page 24 Service Record

Reverted to correct name Joseph James DERRICK 2192 - files amalgamated

Gunshot wound to Left Leg

Returned per Themistocels but failed to rembark at Durban