Regimental number | 1320 |
Place of birth | Oatlands, Tasmania |
School | State School, Oatlands, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 350 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Upchurch, Hamilton, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 29), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Jane UPCHURCH, Oatlands, Tasmania. Commemorated in St Peter's Anglican Churchyard, Oatlands, Tasmania. Parents: Joseph (d. 8 October 1924, aged 66, bu. St Peter's Anglican Churchyard, Oatlands, Tasmania) and Jane UPCHURCH (d. 2 July 1937, aged 77, bu. St Peter's, Oatlands)~ |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |