APPERLY, John Ralph
| Service Number: | 10311 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, 2 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Eaglehawk |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Illness, Adelaide, South Australia, 12 March 1936, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk Presbyterian Sunday School Roll of Honour, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10311, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Melbourne | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 10311, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 10311, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 10311 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
John Ralph APPERLY was born on 2nd May, 1892 in Eaglehawk, Victoria
His parents were William Berman APPERLY and Pauline Mary LONGSTAFF
He enlisted in Melbourne on 11th August, 1915 and embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Euripides on 4th April, 1916
He returned to Australia on 8th September, 1919 also on the ship Euripides and was discharged on 28th January, 1920
John married on 17th August, 1925 in All Saints Church, East St Kilda to Enid Rose McQUIE and had three children, Rosemary Anne, Enid Jocelyn Prudence & Fairlie
He died on 12th March, 1936 in a private hospital in Adelaide, late of Wilsden St, North Walkerville and is buried in Dudley Park Cemetery in South Australia
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
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OBITUARY - The Age Melbourne, 14th March, 1936 page 23
Mr. John Ralph Apperly, a member of the staff of the Commonwealth Savings Bank, died in Adelaide on Wednesday night, at the age of 45 years. Born at Eaglehawk, he joined the staff of the Commonwealth Bank just before the war and he left Australia shortly afterwards on active service. After the Armistice he entered the office of the Commonwealth Bank in London and later returned to Australia. The late Mr. Apperly leaves a widow and three daughters
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