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    J. R. Upton

    J. R. Upton Certificate provided with kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.orgCertificate provided with kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org
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    Second-Lieutenant J. R. Upton who was at Canterbury Agricultural College 1927-29 was killed in action on 26 November 1941. Second-Lieutenant Upton, who was a son of Mr T. E. Upton, was born at Allenton, Ashburton in 1907. He was educated at the Allenton School, the Ashburton High School, and also took a course of instruction at the Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln. He was engaged in farming until the outbreak of war, when he enlisted and went overseas with the 1st Echelon. Second-Lieutenant Upton was in an officers' training school during the campaigns in Greece and Crete. Second-Lieutenant Upton visited Canada about 12 years ago to study agricultural methods there. Source: Canterbury Agricultural College Magazine, November 1942, p64.

    Correspondence from 2/Lieut. J . R. Upton, 33 Batt, Depot Middle East. May 5th.

    KeywordsWorld War TwoRoll of HonourKilled in Actionactive serviceAllenton SchoolAshburton High School
    Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho (22nd Feb 2017). J. R. Upton. In Website Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho. Retrieved 2nd Apr 2023 10:58, from https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/1832
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