Alfred William APPLETON

APPLETON, Alfred William

Service Number: 1683
Enlisted: 13 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 47th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling: State School
Occupation: Coal Miner
Died: Died of wounds, France, 2 May 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France
Plot 111, Row E, Grave 12, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Men and Women of Ipswich WW1 Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

13 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
30 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1683, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
30 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1683, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
2 May 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1683, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1683 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-02
Date unknown: Involvement 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Son of Benjamin and Amelia Maria Henrietta Gottschalk Appleton, of Kent St., New Farm, Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal