UPSON, Ernest Frederick
| Service Number: | 2026 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harwich, Essex, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter & Joiner |
| Died: | Essex, England, 13 February 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2026, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2026, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Nobbs Street, Moore Park, NSW
Husband of Lilian Ethel Upson of Great Oakley, Harwich, Essex, England
Apprenticed to Norman of Harwick, England. Previously served in the Royal Navy for 3 years and with the United States Navy.
12 June 1915 - enlisted at Liverpool, NSW, with the 18th Battalion and with the rank of Private
1 February 1916 - transferred to the Imperial Camel Corps
24 February 1916 - promoted to Corporal but later reverted to Trooper
6 August 1916 - wound to the left thigh
Commenced return to Australia on 21 November 1916 aboard HT Ayrshire disembarking on 25 December 1916 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals:1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
2 February 1917 - discharged at the 2nd Military District
In July 1922 Ernest was employed with the Nigerian Railways, Ebute Metta, Nigeria, West Africa