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Wilfred Lawson APPLEBY

Regimental number476
Place of birthLangley Moor, Durham, England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBricklayer
AddressKeiraville, Wollongong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Edward Appleby, Keiraville Wollongong, New South Wales
Previous military service37th Infantry
Enlistment date16 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name20th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 25 June 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (China Wall) (Garter Point Cemetery, Memorial 21), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Jane APPLEBY, "Meadowfield", The Mall, South Hurstville, New South Wales

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