We remember The Honourable Eric Edward Montague John Upton

We remember The Honourable Eric Edward Montague John Upton

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Steventon, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:8768510 Source:9402392 8th March 1885
1905
service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:9458523 16th August 1905
1908
service British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Source:9500124 3rd October 1908 - 8th December 1914
1911
location Shorncliffe Camp, Kent United Kingdom military residence address Source:9387022 3rd April 1911
1914
appointments Adjutant Source:9500124 1st January 1914
1914
service British Army Honorary Captain and Adjutant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Source:9358122 1st August 1914
1914
location 1, Officer's Quarters, Alma Barracks, Blackdown, Camberley, Surrey United Kingdom military residence address Source:9358122 1st August 1914
1914
hospitalisation Wounded during Battle of Gheluvelt Hospital/Institution Source:9519341 31st October 1914
1914
service British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Source:9519341 9th December 1914 - 9th May 1915
education Eton College United Kingdom Source:9402392
education Royal Military College, Sandhurst Source:9402392
1915
death Killed in Action Killed in action, close to Rue de Bois Aubers France Source:8768507 Source:9402392 Source:9519341 9th May 1915
burial Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'avoue CWGC Cemetery/Memorial I. E. 8. Source:8768507

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names The Honourable Eric Edward Montague John
Initials THEEMJ
Last Name Upton
Source 9387022
First Names Lipton
Initials L
Last Name Upton
Source 9519341
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
1, Officer's Quarters, Alma Barracks, Blackdown, Camberley, Surrey United Kingdom military residence address known 1st August 1914
Shorncliffe Camp, Kent United Kingdom military residence address known 3rd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Honorary Captain and Adjutant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Second Lieutenant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Lieutenant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Henry Upton, Viscount Templetown father
Religion
DateReligionSource
Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith133517
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Keith133517

External Evidence

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Surrey, England, Electoral Register 1915 Keith133517
Aisne 1914: The Dawn of Trench Warfare By Paul Kendall Barbara118430
Hart's Annual Army List 1908 Keith133517
London Gazette Lieutenants to be Captains Keith133517
Hart's Annual Army List 1915 Keith133517
The Annals of The King's Royal Rifle Corps Keith133517
Wills & Probate 1915 Keith133517

Multimedia

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N.A. 76/293 john14663
KRRC Officer's Boss Button Cap Badge Keith133517
Steventon School Keith133517
Alma Officer's Mess Keith133517
King's Royal Rifle Corps Officer Group photo Keith133517
Captain Eric Edward Montague John Upton James201

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