Edward Charles UPFOLD

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Service Number:	971
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 23 August 1880
Home Town:	Wallumbilla, Maranoa, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Queensland, 25 June 1926, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Portion 18 - 174 - 21
Memorials:	Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board, Wallumbilla Cenotaph

22 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 971, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: ''
22 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 971, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Newcastle

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At the time of enlistment he was residing at 'Pine Hills', Wallumbilla, QLD

Son of Charles Upfold and Mary Ann Upfold nee Blundell of 'Clints', Robinson Street, Chatswood, NSW

4 January 1915 - enlsited at Roma, QLD with the Australian Mounted Divisional Train and the rank of Private

29 March 1916 - promoted to Company Quarter Master Sergeant

13 September 1916 - transferred to the 1st Light Horse Training Regiment

8 April 1917 - transferred to the Army Pay Corps

20 September 1917 - promoted to 2nd Lieutenant

4 February 1918 - promoted to Lieutenant

Mentioned in Despatches. London Gazette on 5 June 1919, page 7190, position 49

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 October 1919, page 1466, position 82

Commenced return to Australia on 28 May 1919 aboard HT Hungaria disembarking on 27 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 2 August 1921 Edward married Alice Marion Barnard