William Edmund UPWARD

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Service Number:	3156
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Woonona, New South Wales, Australia, 31 March 1896
Home Town:	Keiraville, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 14 December 1950, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Wollongong Cemetery, NSW Church of England Section 4, Row N, Grave 38.
Memorials:	Wollongong Keiraville District Honour Roll

8 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3156, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3156, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney

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Son of Edward Upward and Lucy Upward of Keiraville, NSW.

30 July 1915 - enlisted at Paddington, NSW, with the 4th Battalion

13 February 1916 - transferred to the 56th Battalion

26 September 1917 - wound in action. Transferred to England on 28 September 1917 with wounds to both legs.

13 April 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Wyreema disembarking on 3 June 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

8 August 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

During 1920c William married Hilda Richardson in Sydney, NSW