William Edward UPJOHN

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Service Number:	497
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1886
Home Town:	Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 28 August 1968, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 497, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 497, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Address at the time of enlistment was West Avenue, Darlinghurst, NSW

Son of Richard George Upjohn of Crawford Street, London, England

24 August 1914 - enlisted at Kensington, NSW, with the 4th Battalion and with the rank of Private

5 August 1915 - promoted to Lance Corporal

19 April 1916 - wounded in action, would to the right leg and left shoulder

Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1916 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 18 June 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

6 June 1917 - discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

In May 1967 he was residing in Duke Street, Kensington