UPFILL, James Anderson
| Service Number: | 3008 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Auburn, Victoria, Australia, 28 April 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row 37B, Grave 43 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 3008, 2nd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 3008, 2nd Field Ambulance, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James McDonald Upfill and Ellen Mary Upfill of Leslie Street, Auburn, Victoria. Brother of Edwin Claude Upfill who returned to Australia on 20 October 1919 having served with the 6th Battalion
24 February 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 2nd Field Ambulance and with the rank of Private and service number 307
24 July 1916 - wounded - shell shock
Commenced return to Australia on 9 February 1919 aboard HT Ascanius disembarking on 3 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
2 June 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District
During 1924c James married Alma Clytie Mabel Ross in Victoria