| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0048 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Appleton, Frederick William |
| Place made | Egypt, France |
| Date made | 1916-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/492 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Appleton, Frederick William (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Frederick William Appleton, 14 Battalion, Egypt and France 1916-1918. Collection includes extracts from diary and from letters sent to Vera [sister] in Melbourne. Extracts made by Australian War Memorial in 1928. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
Extracts describe weather; food supplies; billets; transport; muddy conditions and movement between fighting locations. Appleton also describes wounding and convalescence.
Biographical note: Lieutenant Frederick William Appleton, 14 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Awarded the Croix de Guerre (France). Killed in action, Morcourt, France, 8 August 1918. Age 36. Son of Lawrence Frederick and Mary Appleton. Born at St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia.