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APPLETON, Murray Angus
| Service Number: | 3604 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1897, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 18 November 1986, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board, Woodside R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3604, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3604, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3604, 30th Infantry Battalion |
Murray Angus Appleton
Name: Murray Angus Appleton
Service Number: 3604
Place of Birth: Oakbank
Date of Birth: 17 September 1898
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 28 February 1917
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 5 months
Next of Kin: Father, Walter Appleton
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Murray left Melbourne on A 32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917 and disembarked at Glascow on 2 October. His father’s consent for Murray to serve overseas with the 1st A.I.F. was granted on the proviso that he was not to serve abroad until his 19th birthday, but he later withdrew this stipulation. He went to France with the 50th Battalion on 24 June 1918. At the end of the war Murray married Mabel Jennings in New Mills, England on 29 December 1919 and returned to Australia on the Bahia Costillo disembarking on 16 June 1920 and was discharged on 2 August.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
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