Sergeant

Percival James Upston

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Mary Upston, of Selwyn, Canterbury. Also served on Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2787
Name:
Percival James Upston
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Upston (father), Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 1 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
31 July 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Percival James Upston
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