UPRITCHARD, Joseph Henry
| Service Number: | 521 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 August 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 1 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mount Pleasant, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mt Pleasant State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 11 April 1977, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 521, 7th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 521, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 521, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Joseph's parents were William James Pritchard and Sarah Jane Littlefield. Joseph attended Mt Pleasant School and with his brothers was among the first children to attend. The Pritchard family was pioneers of Mt Pleasant. Joseph was living at Mt Pleasant, Terrors Creek when he enlisted and working as a farmer. As he was under 21 his parents have to consent for him to enlist. After the war Joseph married Violet Mead Stubbings in 1925, they were living at North Pine. His brothers Edward James [5512] and William John [58000] also enlisted, with all three brothers returning home. Joseph's surname is Pritchard on his birth certificate but Upritchard on his war record and war memorials.
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