Personal data
| Name | Appleby |
|---|---|
| Initials | E. |
| Christian name | Eric |
| Date and place of birth | Bootle; 11.06.1893 |
| Family | Son of Joseph and Alice Maud Appleby, of "Farnley," Moor Park, Great Crosby, Liverpool. |
Extra information
- Information
- Engineering student
Military data
| Rank | 2nd Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 42 Battery, 2 Brigade, R.F.A. |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 23 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Grove Town Cemetery, Méaulte (France) II D 43 |
Other information
- Information 1
- Signed Visitors' Book 02.01.1916 & 11.01.1916
- Information 2
- Joined O.T.C. at the age of 16, afterwards with the R.E. (Terr.). Enlisted in R.F.A. in 1914.
- Information 3
- Died of wounds
- Information 4
- Commemorated on Sefton War Memorial
- Information 5
- The love letters between him and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly have been dramatised in a major 137-part series on BBC Radio Ulster: Love letters from the Front.
Media
Sources
- Source 1
- VB 1, p.13 & 17
- Source 3
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03qq35w