William Upton
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Father: Harry Edward Upton, born in 1872 at Nottingham and working as a fruiterer's assistant before becoming a collecting agent for a credit clothing company. Mother: Emmaline, born in 1873 at Grantham, Lincolnshire. Brothers: Harry E., born in 1893 in Nottingham and Kenneth, born in 1907 in Nottingham. Sisters: Clarice, born in 1898 in Nottingham, Elsie, born in 1900 at Heanor, Derbyshire and Gertrude, born in 1902 in Nottingham. The family lived at 1 Central Street, St. Ann's Well Road, 206 St. Ann's Well Road and finally at 69 Cremone Street, Meadows, Nottingham.
Corporal William Upton entered theatre (France) after 1 January 1916. On 4 November 1918 the battalion took the village of Sebourg France. The people of the village welcomed them with food and drink. The men had chased the enemy for days and had taken the village easily but beyond was a ridge which the battalion tackled in the afternoon. The enemy lay in wait and caused many casualties from machine gun fire and one of these would be William. The last battle of the battalion cost over 50 dead and many more wounded. John Morse
Sebourg British Military Cemetery grave A.8. Small battlefield cemetery which has 35, 9th battalion men who died on 4 November 1918.
