UPHILL, Frank Richard
| Service Number: | 3672 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1917, Enlisted at Mt Gambier, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Allandale East, South Australia, Australia, 21 January 1869 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Allandale Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness (Malaria), Beirut Hospital, 21 October 1918, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beirut War Cemetery Grave 68 Headstone inscription reads: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away in memory of my husband Commemorated in Port Mac Donnell, South australia, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Allendale East WW2 Memorial Park Gates, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kongorong Oval Memorial Gates, Mount Gambier War Memorial, Port MacDonnell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3672, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Mt Gambier, SA | |
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| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3672, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Embarked Private, 3672, 9th Light Horse Regiment, SS Port Darwin, Sydney | |
| 21 Oct 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 3672, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3672 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-10-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Uphill and Sarah Emma (nee Harmer) Uphill; brother of William George Uphill, Robert George Uphill, William Walter Uphill, Elizabeth Uphill, William James Barritt Uphill and Emily Mary Uphill
Husband of Ellen Lydia (nee Embury) Uphill. Frank and Ellen were married on 17 June 1891 in the Manse, Mt Gambier, SA. Children were Elizabeth Myrtle Uphill, Ivy constance Uphill, Frank Uphill, Emily Agnes Uphill, Emma Lucy Uphill, Allan Colin Frank Uphill and Annie Ellen Embury Uphill
Frank was descibed by his family as being a first class horseman and a bushman of the highest order
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served for 5 years with the Defence Rifle Club
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