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Alexander APPLEBY

Regimental number38631
Place of birthInglewood, Victoria
SchoolInglewood State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHorse driver
AddressBoulder, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sarah Appleby, Melbourne GPO, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date26 March 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 32
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Indarra on 26 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 25 February 1918
Place of death or woundingRouen, France
Age at death28.6
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block R, Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 8), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
12
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Marion APPLEBY; husband of S. APPLEBY, 43 Charles Street, West Perth, Western Australia. Native of Inglewood, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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