UPHILL, Robert George Duncan
| Service Number: | 6102 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Parker's Range, Western Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Greenbushes, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Victoria Park, Western Australia, 12 August 1979, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Lawn, Row A, Grave 290 |
| Memorials: | Greenbushes War Memorial, W.A. |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6102, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6102, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert George Uphill and Ann Uphill nee Livingstone of Greenbushes, WA.
12 February 1916 - enlisted with the 16th Battalion at Blackboy Hill, WA and with the rank of Private
11 April 1917 - wounded in action; wound to the left knee and embarked HS St. George at Rouen on 21 April 1917 for England.
14 July 1918 - promoted to Lance Corporal
8 August 1918 - promoted to Corporal
Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 28 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
14 April 1919 - discharged at the 5th Military District
During 1922c Robert married Audrey Violet Nellie Sells in North Perth, WA