UPRITCHARD, William John
| Service Number: | 58000 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 January 1900 |
| Home Town: | Mount Pleasant, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mount Pleasant School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 25 May 1978, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gympie Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Dayboro War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 58000, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 58000, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Upritchard and Sarah Jane Upritchard nee Littleford of Mount Pleasant, QLD. Brother of Edward James Upritchard, under the name of Edward Pritchard, who returned to Australia and Joseph Henry Upritchard who returned to Australia having served with the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
14 January 1918 - enlisted at Brisbane QLD with the 5th QLD Reinforcements with the rank of Private
27 September 1918 - transferred to the 26th Battalion at Forvant
23 November 1918 - transferred to the 9th Battalion at Forvant
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 10 September at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal
27 September 1919 - discharged at the 1st Military District
On 7 September 1929 William married Irene Alice Rosspigaroff in QLD
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