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APPLEBY, Robert Roy Clifford
| Service Number: | 2580 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | Peterborough, South Australia, 22 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine cleaner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 17 September 1952, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section GX, A, 3 (36), 92N |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough Public School Honour Board WW1, Peterborough St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour WW1, Peterborough War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2580, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2580, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2580, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 17 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2580, 2nd Light Railway Operating Company |
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Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
News (Adelaide, SA: 1923 - 1954) Thursday 18 September 1952
DEATHS
APPELBY.—On September 17, at hospital, Robert Roy Clifford (Cliff), loved husband of Nova Catherine Appelby, of 35 Company street, Semaphore, late 10th Battalion, 1st A.I.F.; aged 59 years Requitscat in pace.
FUNERAL NOTICES
APPELBY.—The Friends of the late Mr. ROBERT ROY CLIFFORD (CLIFF) APPELBY of 35 Company street, Semaphore (late 10th Battalion, First A.I.F.), and Members of the Rosewater Branch, R.S.L., and Members of the Ancient Order of Druids, Acorn Lodge, Alberton, are respectfully informed that Requiem Mass for the Re- pose of his Soul, will be celebrated in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Dale street, Port Adelaide, on FRIDAY MORNING, at 7 o'clock. The Funeral will Leave the church at 10 a.m. for the Catholic section of the Cheltenham Cemetery. FRANK J. SIEBERT, Funeral Directors. 47-49 Wakefield street, City.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130861225
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