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UPTON, Claude Joseph Waverley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 234 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Memorials: | Auburn Public School WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement 234, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked 234, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick J. Upton and Annie G. Upton of Auburn, NSW.
Husband of Beatrice M. Upton nee Riely of Paul Street, Auburn, NSW. Claude and Beatrice married during 1911c in Tamworth, NSW.
19 May 1916 - enlisted at Sydney with the 1st Sectopm Railway Unit with the rank of Private.
16 Januqry 1917 - promoted to 2nd Corporal
10 June 1918 - transferred to the 6th Railway Company
Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 4 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
22 February 1920 - discharged at the 2nd Military District