George Frederick JUPP MM

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JUPP, George Frederick

Service Number:	3140
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Croydon, Surrey, England, 1897
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Auckland Technical College
Occupation:	Civil servant
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 3 June 1918
Cemetery:	Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row F, Grave , Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3140, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3140, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
25 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, For great coolness and absolute disregard for personal safety during the night of 16-17 April 1918. Set a fine example of devotion to duty to his comrades. (At Strazeele). Recommendation date: 25 April 1918
3 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3140, 4th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3140 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-03

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Frederick William and Olive Jupp of Rawene Road, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand

5 May 1917 - Wounded in action, severe gunshot wounds to the back

25 April 1918 - He was recoomended for the Military Medal: Citation reads,

"For great coolness and absolute disregard for personal safety during the night of 16-17 April 1918. Set a fine example of devotion to duty to his comrades. (At Strazeele)."

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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