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William Appleby

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
406024
Unit at enlistment: 
36th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Wounded: 
Yes
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Durham
Birth city: 
Darlington
Address at enlistment: 
Fulton Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
9 Brian Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
29

Letters and documents

BX November 11, 1918

Pte. W. Appleby on Wounded List

Word has been received by Mrs. Horner, Fulton Street, Grandview, that Private William Appleby, who formerly lived there, had been wounded in the Somme region on Sept. 21. Pte. Appleby enlisted with the 36th Battalion and was transferred to the 1st Battalion. He was wounded in the left upper arm and is also suffering from trench fever. He is now in the East Leeds War Hospital. Appleby, who is an Englishman, had lived in Brantford for two years and was a laborer on contracting jobs.

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