LANGLEY MOOR - DURHAM
Captain Wilfred Lawson APPLEBY 476
Born: Langley Moor, Durham, England Enlisted: 19-3-1915, Liverpool, New South Wales Occupation prior to Enlistment: Bricklayer 18th Battalion Australian Infantry Killed in Action 20-9-1917, Belgium aged 22years Son of Edward and Jane Arm Appleby, of "Meadowfield,'' The Mall, South Hurstville, New South Wales. Resting: Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 84 |
Illawara Mercury (Wollongong, N.S.W.) 5-10-1917
CAPTAIN APPLEBY.
Our Keiraville correspondent writes : — The Rev. A. Fletcher conveyed the sad news last Saturday night to Mr. and Mrs. E. Appleby that their son, Captain Wilfred Appleby had been killed in action in France on the 20th September, and on Sunday morning as the news passed round quite a gloom was cast throughout the whole neighbourhood. The flags at the local Institute and the Public School were flying half mast in token of
respect of the late Captain. He was a young man who was highly respected by all who knew him. Prior to enlisting he was employed at the Mount Keira Colliery and was a pupil of the Wollongong Mining Technical School. He was secretary of the Methodist Sunday School, and always remembered the scholars in his letters and forwarded each one a present last Christmas from France. When he responded to his Country's call he was a Lieutenant in the Citizen's Forces, but relinquished his commission and enlisted as a private and was not long in camp when his
knowledge of military duties, merited him the promotion to Sergeant. With this rank he sailed in June, 1915, landed in Egypt, went to Gallipoli, and remained until the evacuation and received his commission to second Lieutenant. Went to France, was wounded on two occasions, then promoted to 1st Lieutenant. After going through a school of instruction, by his merit, was promoted to Captain. It was during that big battle on the 20th September in which our Australians and our hero and Anzac Captain Appleby made the supreme sacrifice for his King and Country at the age of 22 1/2 years. Deep sympathy is expressed on every hand for his sorrowing parents and brother and sister.
CAPTAIN APPLEBY.
Our Keiraville correspondent writes : — The Rev. A. Fletcher conveyed the sad news last Saturday night to Mr. and Mrs. E. Appleby that their son, Captain Wilfred Appleby had been killed in action in France on the 20th September, and on Sunday morning as the news passed round quite a gloom was cast throughout the whole neighbourhood. The flags at the local Institute and the Public School were flying half mast in token of
respect of the late Captain. He was a young man who was highly respected by all who knew him. Prior to enlisting he was employed at the Mount Keira Colliery and was a pupil of the Wollongong Mining Technical School. He was secretary of the Methodist Sunday School, and always remembered the scholars in his letters and forwarded each one a present last Christmas from France. When he responded to his Country's call he was a Lieutenant in the Citizen's Forces, but relinquished his commission and enlisted as a private and was not long in camp when his
knowledge of military duties, merited him the promotion to Sergeant. With this rank he sailed in June, 1915, landed in Egypt, went to Gallipoli, and remained until the evacuation and received his commission to second Lieutenant. Went to France, was wounded on two occasions, then promoted to 1st Lieutenant. After going through a school of instruction, by his merit, was promoted to Captain. It was during that big battle on the 20th September in which our Australians and our hero and Anzac Captain Appleby made the supreme sacrifice for his King and Country at the age of 22 1/2 years. Deep sympathy is expressed on every hand for his sorrowing parents and brother and sister.