UPTON, Reginald Wilfred
| Service Number: | 5227 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Sussex, England, 16 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Swanpool, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 7 May 1972, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5227, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5227, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment his address was C/- Mr. Tonkin of Swanpool Victoria.
Son of Frederick William Upton and Marianne Upton nee Jones of Crescent Road, Brighton, Sussex, England
25 January 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 5th Battalion and with the rank of Private
21 July 1916 - transferred to the 57th Battalion in France
1 October 1917 - wounded in action
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 28 June 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
14 August 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District.
Husband of Rubina Isabel May (Ruby) Upton nee born Nelson. Reginald and Rubina married during 1922c in Glanville, NSW.
In June 1940 Reginald was residing at 'Brighton', Highgate Street, Auburn, NSW