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Arthur William Upfield (1 September 1890 – 12 February 1964) was an English/Australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte ("Bony") of the Queensland Police Force, a half-caste Aborigine. Born in England, Upfield moved to Australia in 1911 and fought with the Australian military during the First World War. Following his war service, he travelled extensively throughout Australia, obtaining a knowledge of Australian Aboriginal culture that he would later use in his written works. In addition to writing detective fiction, Upfield was a member of the Australian Geological Society and was involved in numerous scientific expeditions. In the 1970s his books were the basis for an Australian television series entitled "Boney". == Early life == Upfield was born in Gosport, Hampshire, England on 1 September 1890. His father was a draper. In 1910, after he did poorly in examinations towards becoming a real estate agent, Upfield's father sent him to Australia. With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the First Australian Imperial Force on 23 August 1914. Upfield sailed from Brisbane on the ''HMAT Anglo Egyptian'' on 24 September 1914 to Melbourne. At the time of sailing he had the rank of Driver and was with the 1st Light horse Brigade Train (5 Company ASC (Service Corps )). In Melbourne he was at a camp for several weeks before sailing to Egypt.〔 Copy of article with Upfield's World War 1 Military Records held by the National Archives of Australia.〕 He fought at Gallipoli and in France and married an Australian nurse, Ann Douglass, in Egypt in 1915. He was discharged in England on 15 October 1919. Before returning to Australia, Ann gave birth to their only child, a son James Arthur Upfield, born in February 1920. For most of the next 20 years he travelled throughout the outback working at a number of jobs. He learnt much of Aboriginal culture, later to be used in his books. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Upfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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