Joseph Arthur UNDERWOOD
| Unit |
Royal Naval Depot Crystal Palace, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| Service Number | BZ/11965 |
| Rank | Ordinary Seaman |
| Nature of Death | Died London13/10/18 |
| Age | 18 |
| Burial/Commemoration | Buried Malvern Link (St Matthias) Cemy, Malvern Link |
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Malvern Commemoration
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St Matthias, Malvern Link |
| Next of Kin | Son of Mr W H and Mrs E Underwood of 2 May Cottage, Quest Hills Road, Malvern Link. |
| Education | Malvern Link C.E. School |
| Previous Employment | County Food Production Executive, Sansome Street, Worcester |
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In October 1918, the Malvern News
reported: "Joseph Arthur Underwood, RNVR, the youngest son of Mr and Mrs
Henry Underwood of Quest Hills, Malvern Link has died at Davison Road War Hospital,
West Croydon on Sunday. He was educated at Malvern Link Church Schools and for
some time was a senior boy in St Matthias Church Choir and afterwards a server.
On leaving school he entered the employ of Mr E G Russell, jeweller of Holyrood
Terrace, but latterly in the offices of the County Food Production Executive
in Sansome Street, Worcester. He joined the RNVR only a few months ago at the
age of 18. On leaving a month ago he went to begin training at Crystal Palace.
His death was due to pneumonia following Spanish 'flu. His funeral took place
on the afternoon of the 19/10/18 at St Matthias, Malvern Link."
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Malvern News 19/10/18
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