UPSON, Edwin Raymond
| Service Number: | 5218 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southend, England, 21 December 1888 |
| Home Town: | Capel, Capel, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Bunbury, Western Australia, 13 October 1959, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Capel Cemetery Capel, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Capel War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5218, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5218, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was residing in Capel, WA.
Son of David Upson and Ellen Upson nee Sadler of Whitehouse Road, Eastham, Essex, England. Next of kin later given as his sister Daisy Upson of Nursery Road, Chelmsford, England
10 February 1916 - enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA, with the 11th Battalion with the rank of Private
27 October 1916 - transferred to the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Sub Park with the rank of Driver
12 March 1918 - transferred to the 3rd Divison Motor Transport Company
Commenced return to Australia on 1 June 1919 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 8 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
23 August 1919 - discharged at the 5th Military District
During 1919c Edwin married Thirza Netherlea Dunkley in Bunbury, WA