he is officially listed as having "Died of Disease" (DOD) on October 5
1918 and attended the 6th Corps School on June 17th
the attending medical physician noting that Upton's "left leg hardly good for long marching"
while the communication trenches were so hopelessly blocked that the only thing to do was to get back to the support line on the surface
twenty-one Buttons (in brass
Slovakia, Republic. A Badge Of Honour For Eastern Front Service, Silver Grade Archive he is officially listed asConstructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consists of an oval laurel leaf wreath, surrounding a central sword overlaid by an M32 helmet, the latter bearing a Slovak Cross situated above a date of 22. VI. 1941, with the tip of the sword plunging into a fractured five pointed star and stickle and hammer, situated against a backdrop of stylized rays, the reverse with a clip and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 33. 1mm (w)