UPSTON, William Charles
| Service Number: | 4811 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 27 January 1935, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area, Compartment D, Grave 652. Interred on 29 January 1935. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4811, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4811, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Charles Upston and Sarah Upston nee Shaw of St. Kilda, Victoria. Brother of George Leslie Upston who was killed in action on 22 August 1916 and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Husband of Lucy Eliza Upston nee Browne of Nepean Road, Brighton, Victoria. William and Lucy married during 1894c in Victoria.
22 January 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 21st Battalion and with the rank of Private
Commenced return to Australia on 24 August 1918 aboard HT Medic disembarking on 11 October 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
16 November 1918 - discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit
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