Regimental number | 4656 |
Place of birth | Armadale, Victoria |
School | Cleveland Street Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Meter reader |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.2 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G.W. Aplin, 97 Victoria Street, Lewisham, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | AIF Burial Ground (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No 4), Flers, Picardie, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Walter and Lucy APLIN, 97 Victoria Street, Lewisham, New South Wales. Native of Armadale, Victoria. Commemorated in St Thomas Cemetery, Enfield, New South Wales. Photo: Robert and Sandra CROFTS |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria, 28 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 7 June 1916. Found guilty, 13 June 1916, of being absent with leave, 5th Training Bn, Perham Downs, from 9 am, 8 June, to 9 pm, 12 June 1916: forfeited 10 days' pay, and and a further 5 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 September 1916; joined 17th Bn, in the field, 21 September 1916. Killed in action, 8 November 1916. Statement, Red Cross File, 2770 Corporal G.H. ROBINSON, B Company, 17th Bn (patient 9th General Hospital, Rouen), 8 December 1916: 'I saw Aplin killed by shell fire on the 8th November near High Wood. His body was buried in a shell hole outside the trench.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, APLIN Frederick John
Red Cross File No 01201048 |