UPSON, Edwin Raymond

Full Name: Edwin Raymond

UPSON

Date of Birth: 01

1889

Place of birth: Southend

England

Occupation: Motor Driver

Address: Capel WA

Next of Kin: Sister-Daisy Upson

Next of Kin Address: 12 Nursery Road Chelmsford Essex England

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 5218

Rank: Driver

Unit/Division: 3rd Div Motor Transport Co

Enlistment Date: 1916-02-03

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-08-23

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14/03/1916-To 11th Battalion 16th Reinforcements as Private
15/07/1916-Transferred Aust Army Service Corps Perham Downs England
27/10/1916-To 3rd Division Ammunition Details England as Motor Transport Driver
25/11/1916-Proceeded Overseas France ex England
25/10/1917-Granted Leave England
6/11/1917-Rejoined 3rd Div Motor Transport Co in the field France ex Leave
26/02/1918-Attached 13th LHR as Driver
12/03/1918-Rejoined 3rd Div M T Co in the field France
25/10/1918-Admitted 1st Aust Aux Hospital Harefield England whilst on Leave ( Influenza )
4/11/1918-Discharged to No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex Hospital
8/12/1918-Attached 11th Aust Field Ambulance in the field France
14/02/1919-Admitted 3rd Aust General Hospital Abbeville France ( Pleurisy ) ex 11 Aust Field Ambulance
1/03/1919-Rejoined 11th Aust Field Ambulance in the field France
10/04/1919-Granted Leave England
24/04/1919-To AIF Headquarters London ex Leave
6/05/1919-Admitted 3rd Aux Hospital Dartford England ( Pleurodynia )
20/05/1919-To No. 3 Group Codford England ex AIF Headquarters London
1/06/1919-Embarked England for Australia per “Somali”
8/07/1919-Disembarked Australia
23/08/1919-Discharged from Service

 

DEATH/BURIAL DETAILS

Date of Death – 13/10/1959 ( Aged 70 years )

Burial – Capel Cemetery WA – Section AD1 – Grave No. 8.

 

AUTHOR NOTE

Sincere thanks to Jen THOMSON for advising Death/Burial Details in her work ” Capel Connections “, February 2018.