| Regimental number | 2777 |
| Place of birth | Waverley, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | 71 Morrah Street, Parkville, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 2.5" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss L Apperly, 71 Morrah Street, Parkville, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 2 April 1915 and posted to 9th Reinforcements for 6th Bn. T.O.S. 6th Bn 7 January 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn 17 February 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Jessie SEATON (married Henry Lawrence APPERLY, April 1885; he died March 1908; re-married Robert Graham SEATON, who divorced her in 1917. Statutory declaration, 15 January 1921: ' ... the last time I saw my son was about 2 years or more before he enlisted and the only reason I can think of him leaving his sister as next-of-kin instead of myself is that he supposed me dead.' Medals allotted to mother. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 6th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 17 February 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 6 March 1916; rejoined unit, 24 March 1916. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 30 March 1916; transferred same day to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia (sore feet); discharged to duty, 24 March 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 29 March 1916; rejoined Bn, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 8 July 1916 (debility); transferred same day to 12th Casualty Clearing Station (influenza); discharged to duty, 16 July 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'KILLED IN ACTION, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Sister's address subsequently 20 Blenheim Street, East St Kilda, Victoria |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, APPERLY Frank Colin |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
