UPTON, Richard
| Service Number: | 1330 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 27 January 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales Roman Catholic area, Row Dd9, Grave 0017 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1330, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1330, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Upton and Annie Upton of Hobart, Tasmania.
Husband of Louisa E Upton nee Smith of Camden Street, Newtown, NSW. Richard and Louisa married during 1915c in Newtown, NSW.
20 February 1915 - enlisted at Liverpool, NSW with the 19th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
12 December 1915 - wounded in action.
31 May 1916 - wounded in action for the second time. Transferred to England aboard HS Stad Antwerpen on 11 June 1916 with a head wound.
18 March 1918 - wounded in action for the third time. Gassed.
31 August 1918 - wounded in action for the fourth occasion. Wound to the thigh. Transferred to England on 25 September 1918.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 December 1918 aboard HT Takada as wounded disembarking on 11 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
13 December 1920 - discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding