John Thomas UNDERWOOD

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Service Number:	6164
Enlisted:	28 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Inverell District School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Intermediate High School Roll of Honour, Inverell Kurrajong Parade Avenue of Honour, Inverell War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

28 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6164, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
31 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6164, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6164, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Melbourne

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Son of William James Underwood and Margaret Underwood of 'Hawthorn', McIntyre Street, Inverell, NSW.

Had been promoted to the ranks of Corporal and Sergeant but each time reverted to the rank of Private

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal