UPJOHN, Herbert
| Service Number: | 683 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Rosebery, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Steel Erector |
| Died: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 3 July 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone D, Section 15, Grave 2998 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 683, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 683, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Edward Upjohn of London, England
Husband of Louisa Upjohn of Wycliffe Road, Battersea, England. Herbert and Louisa were married on 23 November 1902 in St. Phillips Church, Surrey, England. Vicar E. Herbert Jones officiated.
8 September 1914 - enlisted at Rosebry Park, NSW with the 13th Battalion and with the rank of Private
17 April 1916 - transferred to the 4th Pioneer Battalion with the rank of Sergeant
27 June 1916 - promoted to Armourer Sergeant
12 February 1918 - transferred to the Australian Army Ordnance Corps with the rank of Armourer Staff Sergeant
9 December 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Borda disembarking on 2 February 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
23 February 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit
In March 1967 Herbert was living in Seventh Avenue, Berala, Sydney, NSW