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UPSTON, George Leslie
Service Number: | 2471 |
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Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, February 1884 |
Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Gardener |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
29 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Charles Upston and Sarah Upston nee Shaw of Evelyn Street, St. Kilda, Victoria.
Brother of William Charles Upston who returned to Australia on 11 October 1918 having served with the 21st Battalion
12 July 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 23rd Battlion and with the rank of Private.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal