Edward Henry UPJOHN

UPJOHN, Edward Henry

    Service Number: 2040
    Enlisted: 28 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Mortlake, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
    Home Town: Edgecliff, Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Double Bay Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Tramway Employee
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
    Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
    Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 142 Headstone inscription reads: Oh Gallipoli thou holdest one of God's noblest from his loved one, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial, Moree Superior Public School WW1 Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    10 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 2040, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    10 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 2040, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Edward James and Matilda Frances Upjohn of 'Zeta', Powell Street, Homebush, NSW.

    Brother of George William Upjohn who returned to Australia on 16 January 1919 having served with the 34th Battalion, Violet M. Upjohn, Lillian E. Upjohn. Hilda M. Upjohn and an unnamed brother who died at and early age

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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