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UNDERWOOD, John Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2426 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Leicester, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 7 November 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area, Row 94, Grave 0010. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2426, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2426, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2426, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 27 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2426, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Watson Street, Bondi, NSW.
Served a six year printing apprenticeship with Waterlow & Sons of England
Son of John Edward Underwood of Leicester, England
Next of kin given as his sister Kate Agnes Ethel Underwood of High Street, Synston, Leicestshire, England
Commenced his return to Australia on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 24 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal