UPTON, Errol Pheneas Congrove
| Service Numbers: | 1234, N102551 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 October 1914, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 11 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 15 April 1974, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lithgow General Cemetery, Bowenfels, New South Wales Ang2, 6A |
| Memorials: | Newcastle Surf Club Life Saving Brigade Honor Roll |
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Thomas Nepean UPTON and Anne Eliza nee BEATUS
Of Rye Street, Lithgow, NSW
Enlisted in WW2 N102551 at Paddington, NSW
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
11 June 1915 - wounded in action returned to duty the same day.
2 March 1916 - transferred to the 45th Battalion
4 March 1916 - promoted to Corporal
21 March 1916 - promoted to Sergeant then promoted to Company Quarter Master Sergeant the same day
18 August 1916 - transferred to the 12th Machine Gun Company
29 January 1917 - promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
9 May 1917 - promoted to Lieutenant
12 October 1917 - wounded in action for the second time. Wound to the back.
7 April 1918 - Mentioned in Despatches for good work between the 22 September 1917 and 24 February 1918. London Gazette on 28 May 1918,page 6203, position 29. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on
24 October 1918, page 2056, position 293
Commenced return to Australia aboard HT Kashmir on 9 March 1919 disembarking on 23 April 1919 in Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Mentioned in Despatches.
1 July 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District
During 1930c Errol married Theresa M.J. Fitzgerald in Waverley, NSW.
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