Aubrey William Frederick Appleby

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First Name:

Aubrey

Middle Name:

William Frederick

Last Name:

Appleby

Mother's Name:

Elizabeth Appleby nee Jones

Father's Name:

Arthur Appleby

Date Enlisted:

Tuesday, April 13, 1915

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Sergeant

Unit:

26th Battalion

Company:

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

1914/1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Sunday, June 3, 1934

Place of Death:

Hobart, Tasmania

Details:

Aubrey William Frederick Appleby (Service No 818), was born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1894.

At enlistment, he was single, 20 years old, worked as an orchardist and had served 3 years with the Senior Cadets. Aubrey initially listed his brother, in Wollongong, N.S.W., as his next of kin but changed it to Mary Stevenson, of Wollongong, N.S.W.

Aubrey embarked from Brisbane, QLD, on HMAT A60 Aeneas, with 26th Battalion, C Company, on 29th June 1915. He arrived in Egypt, and was then sent to Gallipoli, Turkey, on 4th September 1915. On 3rd March 1916, Aubrey was transferred to 5th Machine Gun Company, arriving in France, with them, on 21st March 1916. He saw service on the Western Front, and was promoted to Corporal on 6th December 1916, and to Sergeant, on 5th June 1917. Aubrey also served as a trainer, in England.

On 15th February 1919, he married Lillian Knight, in Olney, England, and she returned to Australia with him, in November 1919. He was discharged on 8th March 1920.

Aubrey returned to Tasmania, where he and Lillian had one child.

Aubrey died on 3 June 1934, and is buried in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Tasmania.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, APPLEBY A W F