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UPTON, Clarence Lancelot
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2010 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wollongong District Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row C, Grave 8. Headstone inscription reads: The path of duty was the way to glory |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2010, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2010, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2010, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2010 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Robert and Amelia Matilda Upton, of "Carberry," South Avenue, Hurlstone Park, NSW.
19 February 1916 - enlisted at Sydney, NSW, with the 53rd Battalion and with the rank of Private.
24 September 1916 - promoted to Lance Corporal but reverted to Private on 22 November 1916
12 January 1917 - promoted to Lance Corporal
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal