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UNDERWOOD, John Bede
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3331 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Driver |
| Died: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 12 June 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Rose Gardens, Garden K1, Position 218 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3331, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 3331, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 3331, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion, From 30th Battalion | |
| 9 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 20 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3331, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the face and wrist Invalided to England on 22 April 1918 | |
| 7 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3331, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Underwood and Theresa Underwood of Grafton Street, Woollahra, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 April 1919 aboard HT Boonah disemarking on 8 June 1919 at Melbourne then transhipped to Sydney aboard HT Sardinia disembarking at Sydney on 11 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c John married Caroline E. Manning in Waverley, NSW