John Henry DERRICK

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Service Number:	2307
Enlisted:	19 July 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tandara, Victoria, 1876
Home Town:	Benalla, Benalla, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wood Chopper
Died:	Died of Illness (appendicitis), Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 June 1919
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne CofE Section 1, Row 20, Site 29, Springvale Necropolis, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

19 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2307, 37th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2307, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2307, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
29 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2307, 37th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the arm
13 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2307, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3 Military District

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Son of Mrs Harriett Meatheringham of Nixon Street, Benalla, Victoria and the late J. Derrick

17 December 1916 - Awarded 24 detention for being aslep at his station

20 January 1917 - Found guilty of being AWOL, fined 1 days pay

29 September 1918 - AWOL from hospital, find 2 days pay

27 October 1918 - to hospital with influenza

24 December 1918 - Returned to Australia

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Meal