APPLEBY, Wilfred Lawson
| Service Number: | 476 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 March 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Langley Moor, Durham, England., June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Langley Moor, Durham, UK |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL) Garter Point Cem. Mem. 21. Belgium |
| Memorials: | Garter Point Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 476, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool | |
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| 21 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 476, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 476, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 476, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Oct 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW right forearm | |
| 21 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1895 Appleby Wilfred Durham 10a 406.
He was 22 and the son of Edward and Jane Arm Appleby, of "Meadowfield,'' The Mall, South Hurstville, New South Wales.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Previous military service 37th Infantry
Enlistment date 16 March 1915
Rank on enlistment Sergeant
Age at embarkation 20
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/37/1
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 25 June 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll-Commissioned
Regimental number 476
Religion Methodist
Address Keiraville, Wollongong, New South Wales
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
The photograph of the brass plate/plaque is by a James Pasby-reference M50.05 and is a shot of part of the Rood Screen/Chancel Screen in the Church of St John the Evangelist at Lobley Hill/ St. John’s Road in Langley Moor, County Durham where Captain Appleby was born.
The screen serves as a WWI War Memorial and was unveiled on 6th May 1920 by Professor F. Hobday, FRCVS, CMG.,[Hon. Major] of London, and was dedicated by Archdeacon Derry, Rector of Sedgefield.
As well as the inscribed names of the fallen, the screen bears the legend:
“ To the Glory of God and in sacred memory of those who gave their lives for humanity in the Great War 1914-1918.”
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