George Henry UPTON

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Service Number:	1017
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Hospital, Tasmania, Australia, 10 August 1929, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Row R, Grave 27. Interred on 13 August 1929
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1017, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1017, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane

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Son of Annie Upton of Goulburn Street, Hobart, Tasmania.

10 May 1915 - enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania, with the 26th Battalion and with the rank of Private.

18 August 1915 - transferred to the 4th Field Company Engineers.

18 October 1915 - transferred to the 2nd Division Field Company Engineers.

26 March 1916 - transferred to the 4th Field Company Engineers with the rank of Sapper.

13 April 1916 - promoted to the rank of Driver.

12 March 1917 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 12 May 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart.

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

13 July 1917 - discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues.