UPTON, Gregory Cowell
| Service Number: | 387 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Blayney, New South Wales, Australia, 14 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Molong, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 1984, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Molong & District Roll of Honour, Molong Armed Forces Personnel Roll of Honour, Molong War Memorial, Sydney Reserve Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank) Honor Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 387, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 387, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 12th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Upton and Annie Elizabeth Upton of Station House, Molong, NSW. Brother of Kenneth Charles Upton who returned to Australia on 22 April 1919 having served with the 18th Battalion.
23 February 1915 - enlisted at Liverpool, NSW, with the 12 Light Horse Regiment and with the rank of Private.
29 August 1915 - transferred to the 7th Light Horse Regiment.
29 March 1916 - taken on strength with Australian Record Section
6 April 1916 - promoted to Orderly Room Sergeant
21 April 1916 - promoted to Staff Sergeant
4 December 1917 - wounded in action. Wound to the head
15 June 1918 - promoted to 1ns Lieutenant
30 August 1918 - transferred to the 12th Light Horse Regiment
16 September 1918 - promoted to Lieutenant
26 June 1919 - returned to Australia about HT Devanka
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
25 August 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District
During 1923c Gregroy married Freda L. Robertson in Sydney, NSW.