Private 1494 Thomas Appleby

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 3rd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 09/02/15

Age at death: 18
Date of death: 3rd of May 1915 (Monday)
Born: Parr, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 6 and 8.

Family details:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Appleby, of 211, Parr Stocks Rd, St. Helens, Lancs. Mother & sole legatee: Mary Ann.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Thomas is living at 211 Parr Stocks Road, St Helens with his parents James (43), Mary Ann (40) and four siblings: [cas=33]William Appleby[/cas] (19), Joseph (17), Elizabeth (14), Eliza Jane (9). 1911 - Thomas 14 is employed as a Top Hand Day Wage. He is living at 211 Parr Stocks Road, St Helens with his parents James (52), Mary Ann (50) and siblings [cas=33]William Appleby[/cas] (29), Joseph (26), Elizabeth Ann (24), Eliza Jane (19), May (9), Frances (70, Lily (3)

Notes:
[note=194]Two Appleby Brothers who died in the Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=13]Also Remembered On Parr St Peters War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/sppics/ThosAppleby_Letter.jpg[/pic][caption]Casualties Photo & Image from The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser Courtesy of Ste M.[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/ThomasApplebyandGeorgeBall-RoyalFus.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Thomas Appleby on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Photograph courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1966751]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]