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Last Name Upton
Given Name Walter Thomas
alt. Names W. T. U. ; Walter T. Upton / Wal Upton ;
Marriage Jill Speight in 1946 ;
Children Colin (*1950 before), Penny (* 1950 before), and Andrew (*1964) ;
Year born 1922 in Dymchurch, Kent, United Kingdom
Year died 2012
Place of death Bonnells Bay, Lake Macquarie City, NSW
Father's occupation
Relatives Emma (sister) ;
Education
Country of Activity Australia
Worked for pilot in the RAF in WWII ; W. T. U.: Dendrobium Orchids of Australia (1989) ;
Patronage Manly-Warringah Orchid Society ; Australasian Native Orchid Society ;
Collaborators William Hugh Murdoch (1885 or 1895-1989) ;
Techniques botanical drawing and photography ;
Sample(s)
Archival sources https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/upton-walter-t.html ; https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/232220033/walter-thomas-upton ;
Published sources
other Further archival sources: https://australianorchidfoundation.org.au/walter-thomas-upton-dfm-oam/ and https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Walter_Thomas_Upton .
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