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UPMAL, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5466 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Riga, Russia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5466, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5466, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as a friend Nellie Lindguist of Harris Street, Pyrmont, NSW.
9 February 1916 - enlisted at Liverpool, NSW, with the 4th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
20 May 1916 - transferred to the 56th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal