James Burt Appleby

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

270316

Unit at enlistment:

215th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ontario

Commemorated at:

Paris District High School Honour Roll

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Paris, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

Paris, Ontario

Next of kin address:

Paris, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Chauffeur

Religious denominations:

Methodist

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX November 2, 1964

J.B. Appleby Dies in Paris

PARIS – James B. Appleby, 69, of Grand River Street, died in Willett Hospital. He was born in Paris where he lived all his life.

Mr. Appleby conducted a General Insurance office in Paris, and was a member of the Paris Canadian Legion, St. John’s Masonic Lodge, the Ontario Insurance Agents Association and a member of the board of health and former clerk of Division Court.

He was also a chartered member of the Paris Lions Club and a member of St. Paul’s United Church. Mr. Appleby served in the First World War.

Surviving are his wife, the former Margaret Anderson; a daughter, Mrs. Norman (Katheryn) Ham of Brookline, Massachusetts a sister, Mrs. Helen Whitham of Paris; four grandchildren. Mr. Appleby was predeceased by a brother, William, and a sister, Kathleen. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at the Bruce B. Smith Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Paris Cemetery. Rev. A.T. Denholm will officiate.