UPHAM, Gordon Theodore William
| Service Number: | 1275 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Exmouth, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Victoria Park, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Carlisle, Western Australia, 13 August 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican area, Section LB, Grave 0573 |
| Memorials: | East Victoria Park Bickford Young Mens Club HR, Victoria Park War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1275, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1275, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Upham and Sarah Jane Upham nee Hoare of Leake Street, Victoria Park, WA.
During 1921c Gordon married Dorothy Gladys Stephens in Perth, WA
21 June 1915 - enlisted at Perth, WA with the 10th Light Horse Regiment with the rank of Private
9 March 1916 - transferred to the 51st Battalion as Trumpeter
15 April 1916- transferred to the 10th Light Horse Regiment with the rank of Trooper
2 February 1918 - transferred to the Army Medical Corps
19 February 1918 - transferred to the 2nd Australian Stationery Hospital
17 August 1919 - return to Australia aboard HT Duluce Castle
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
16 October 1919 - discharged at the 5th Military District