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NAME:                      Appleton, William Joseph
RANK:                      Private
UNIT:                      Essex Regiment
BATTALION ETC:             9th Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         47235
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Died of wounds 23rd August 1918
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
OTHER INFORMATION:         Born Jan/Feb/March 1899 at Portsea Island.
                           Son of William Henry & Agnes Appleton of 28 Talbot Road, Southsea, Portsmouth.
                           Mother died & address of father then 5 Langstone Village, nr. Havant, Hants (Pension card).
                           Born & enlisted: Portsmouth. Resided: Southsea, Hants.