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33rd Company Australian Army Service Corps and 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train-Anzac Mounted Division Train

He was 32 and the son of William Henry and Annie Appleby, of 40, Jemingham Rd., New Cross, London, England.

Forename at birth and death registration was spelled as Sidney. Inscription on his wargrave shows Sidney.

He trained as an engineer but became a farmer in Australia.

Age on arrival in Australia 24

Address in Australia: Fairy Mount, Boldross via Wellington, New South Wales

Enlistment date 23 September 1914
Place of enlistment Sydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Driver

Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Sergeant

Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on 21 December 1914.
Age at embarkation 26

Births Sep 1886   
Appleby
 Sidney
 
 St. Olave
 1d
301

Deaths Mar 1919  
Appleby
 Sidney
 32
 Windsor
 2c
787

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland 

Died on this date – 22nd February…… Sidney Appleby was born at Ilderton Road, Bermondsey, Surrey, England in 1886.

According to information provided by his father for the Roll of Honour – Sidney Appleby came to Australia when he was 24 years old.

Sidney Appleby enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 23rd September, 1914 as a 26 year old, single, Farmer from Fairy Mount, Boldross, via Wellington, NSW.

Driver Sydney (spelling as per Embarkation Roll) Appleby, Service Number 975, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Port Macquarie (A39) on 21st December, 1914 with the 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, 6th Company, A.S.C.

He proceeded to Serapeum on 26th February, 1916 & was transferred to Divisional Headquarters, A.S.C. (Army Service Corps) - Anzac Mtd. (Mounted) Division on 26th March, 1916 from 6th A.A.S.C. (Australian Army Service Corps).

On 18th August, 1916 Private Appleby was detached to 2nd Light Horse Battalion – Supply Section from Romani with the rank of Driver. He was transferred to A.S.C. Training Depot & was taken on strength of Divisional Training Depot at Moascar on 1st August, 1917.

Driver Sidney Appleby was to be Corporal from 14th August, 1917 while posted at Abbassia with 33rd Company, Anzac Divisional Training.

Corporal Sidney Appleby was appointed Lance Sergeant to complete establishment at Moascar from 8th November, 1918.

Lance Sergeant Sidney Appleby was marched out from Details Camp on 17th January, 1919 for embarkation to UK. He embarked from Port Said on H. T. Caledonian on 17th January, 1919 for the UK for 1914 leave & disembarked at Southampton, England on Leave from Egypt on 1st February, 1919.

He was on leave from Egypt until 4th April, 1919 & was granted an extension to 12th April, 1919 pending embarkation to Egypt.

On 4th April, 1919 Lance Sergeant Appleby was granted 60 days leave with pay in England from 4th April, 1919 & was then to report to Headquarters, London.

Lance Sergeant Sidney Appleby died around 20.00 hrs on 22nd February, 1919 at “Eversley” Daliham Avenue, Egham Surrey, England from 1. Influenza 2. Laryngitis, Pneumonia & Heart Failure.

The Death Certificate recorded the following information: Sidney Appleby, aged 32 years, Sergeant Anzac Mounted Division, Australian Imperial Forces, No. 975, Farmer, died at Eversley Daliham Avenue, Egham. His father W. H. Appleby, of 40 Jenningham Road, New Cross, London, was present at the death.
He was buried in Brockley Cemetery, London, England with a Private Headstone but his death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries (also known as Ladywell and Brockley Cemetery) were opened within one month .

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/ladywell-lewisham.html