Service Details
Name:
 UPTON
Given Name:
 FRANCIS CLIVE RAMSDEN
Initials:
 F C R
Service No:
 6/854
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
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Date of Death:
 1916-10-02
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Date of Birth:
 1891-01-20
Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG 25 November 1916, p11551: "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led his platoon with great courage and initiative, and organised a bombing party to repel an enemy attack. Later, he carried out most valuable reconnaissance."
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Evererd Upton, of Ashburton, Canterbury. Previously wounded at Gallipoli. He was well known as an amateur boxer, and played football with the Christchurch 1st fifteen." (Chronicles of the N.Z.E.F. December 27 1916 p. 209). ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 CATERPILLAR VALLEY (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL
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