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APPLEBY, William Walton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 334 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Westbury, Meander Valley - Tasmania, Australia, 17 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Latrobe, Latrobe, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 December 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Cenotaph, Latrobe War Memorial, Moriarty Northdown State School Honour Board, Northdown Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 334, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 334, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 4 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 334, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 334 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Walton APPLEBY was born in Westbury, Tasmania on 17th April, 1887
His parents were Richard George Vincent APPLEBY & Sarah Ann SWAN who married in Westbury on 15th October, 1884
He married Ethel Elizabeth REID in St Pauls Church, Northdown, Tasmania on 22nd April, 1916
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