UPFILL, Edwin Claude
| Service Number: | 2169 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Warburton, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saw Miller |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, February 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Thomas Simmons Lawn, Row DJ, Grave 35. Interred on 27 February 1942 and held in perpetuity for all time |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2169, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barunga embarkation_ship_number: A43 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2169, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Barunga, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James McDonald Upfill and Ellen Mary Upfill of Leslie Street, Auburn, Victoria. Brother of James Anderson Upfill who returned to Australia on 3 April 1919 having served with the 2nd Field Ambulance.
26 November 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 8th Light Horse Regiment and with the rank of Private.
7 August 1916 - transferred to the Camel Corps
16 September 1916 - transferred to the 29th Battalion with the letter 'A' added to his service number, now 2169A
7 May 1918 - wounded. Severe wound to the foot and invalided to England on 11 May 1918
14 October 1918 - transferred to the 6th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 20 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
2 August 1920 - discharged at the 3rd Military District
During 1922c Edwin married Muriel Florence Martin in Victoria