Henry George UPTON

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Service Number:	22980
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	8th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Langwarrin, Frankston, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia, 9 September 1980, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Diamond Creek Cemetery, Victoria Compartment 1, Row 7. Service held 11 September 1980
Memorials:	Frankston Avenue of Honour Memorial

20 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 22980, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 22980, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne

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Son of George Upton and Caroline Sarah Upton nee Butler of Langwarrin, Victoria.

4 January 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade and with the rank of Private and promoted Gunner when taken on strength.

20 September 1917 - wounded in action. Shrapnel wound to the arm, left side and buttock. Invalided to England on 15 October 1917

16 December 1917 - commenced return to Australia aboard HS Kanowna as wounded disembarking on 13 February 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

2 April 1918 - discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unift due to wounding

During 1922c Henry married Marion Siver in Victoria.