UNDERWOOD, Joseph
| 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 |
| Memorials: |
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 |
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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
Biography contributed by Charles Campbell College
Joseph Underwood was born on the 13th of July in the year 1895. He was born in Highbury, London, England. He later emigrated from Britain in search of new opportunities in Australia. His occupation before the war was farm hand, and he worked there before enlisting at 21 years old. He listed his father as Thomas Underwood and his mother as Mrs James Smith.
On the 16th of April 1916, Joseph Underwood was enlisted in the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) in Sydney, Australia, aged 21
Othe 7th of October 1916, aboard the troopship HMAT Ceramic, he embarked from Sydney, New South Wales. In the 2nd reinforcements, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Joseph Underwood served as a Private at embarkation.
Joseph Underwood served on the Western Front in Europe after arriving overseas and served with the 17th Battalion. The battalion participated in operations on the Western Front, including the French offensive and battles against German forces during 1917-1918. Underwood was treated in Hospital in July 1917 due to an issue with one of his toes, initially he was treated in France before being sent to England for further treatment. He was discharged to base in England and soon after was in trouble for being absent with leave. In November 1917 he proceeded back to France and was again treated in hospital from late December due to scabies. He rejoined his unit in February 1918 and remained in France until he took leave in late 1918. Again he was in trouble, this time for failing to go overseas to rejoin his unit.
Underwood returned to Australia and was discharged in NSW in October 1920.