| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | State School |
| Other training | Book-keeping course, International Correspondence School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Address | Corner of Arthur and Pedder Streets, New Town, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Aubrey W F Appleby, Machine Gun Company, AIF |
| Previous military service | Served in the Derwent Regiment, Hobart; afterwards in the 93rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Persia on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (Plot XVII, Row AA, Grave No 45), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 64 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Originally recorded as 'No known grave' and listed on the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux. Parents: Arthur Herbert and Elizabeth Morland APPLEBY |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, APPLEBY Arthur Harold |