Joseph UNDERWOOD

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Service Number:	1289
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
Memorials:

17 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1289, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
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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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