UPTON, Walter
| Service Number: | 380 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 6 June 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Anglican Monumental area 6, Grave 223 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 380, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 380, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Upton and Elizabeth Upton of Sydenham Road, Marrickville, NSW.
11 September 1914 - enlisted at Kensington, NSW, with the 3rd Battalion and with the rank of Private
13 February 1916 - transferred to the 55th Battalion
21 February 1916 - promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal
24 April 1918 - wounded in action. gas poisoning (severe)
27 April 1918 - invalided to England due to gassing
6 August 1918 - embarked at Taranto, Italy for Australia. Transhipped at Suez aboard HT Port Darwin on 15 November 1918 disembarking on 21 December 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
24 February 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District
During 1922c Walter married Ethel Thurecht in Marrickvile, NSW
In 1928 Walter was residing in Ultima, NSW
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