UPTON, Ernest William
| Service Number: | 2276 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 25 August 1881 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Chelsea, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1966, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Melaleuca, Wall P, Niche 40 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2276, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2276, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Miles Upton and Sarah Upton nee Hughes of Footscray, Victoria.
During 1910c Ernest married Eleanor Mildred Wells in Victoria. Following their divorce Ernest married Ethel Elizabeth Eileen in 1924c.
Next of kin later changed to his sister Sarah Upton of Waratah Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria
11 March 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 57th Battalion and with the rank of Private these papers were originally lost. A second Attestation paper had him enlisted on 23 March 1916 with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion and a sifferent service number. Record reverted to original enlistment date, battalion and number.
10 November 1916 - transferred to the 58th Battalion
12 August 1918 - wounded in action by an aerial bomb, while being an absentee. Wound to the right forearm. Invalided to England on 18 August 1918
7 July 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking 5 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
20 February 1920 - discharged at the 3rd Military District