John William UPWARD

UPWARD, John William

Service Number: 402896
Enlisted: 11 November 1940
Last Rank: Flying Officer
Last Unit: No. 3 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Roseville, New South Wales, Australia , 30 March 1915
Home Town: Lindfield, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Accountant
Died: Flying Battle, Libya, 17 November 1942, aged 27 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Local Roll of Honour- Lindfield New South Wales Australia , Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt
Memorials: Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour, Killara Golf Club WW2 Honour Roll
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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Flying Officer Upward 402896 in Kittyhawk FL306 of 3SQN was killed when his aircraft collided with a Messerschmitt 109 and they spun in from 1500 feet; neither pilot baled out with the aircraft coming down approximately 13 miles from Magrun in Libya  - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt