Search results Next record Previous record Māori William Seddon Appleby Born 30 November 1919 - Died 2 March 1944 PDF Key details Service numberWWII N/N AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Last rankWW2 Sub Lieutenant (A) AWMM Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Seddon AWMM SurnameAppleby AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII N/N AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth30 November 1919 AWMM Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr W.E. Appleby, Kaiti, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Service numberWWII N/N AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1941 AWMM Postman/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesAccidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Sub Lieutenant (A) AWMM Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of William Ernest and Mary Ionic Appleby of GisborneThe CWGC lists Appelby's ship as HMS Robin while For Your Tomorrow lists his ship as HMS Landrail AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2 March 1944 AWMM Age 24 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryOswestry General Cemetery, Shropshire, England AWMM Section S Grave 135 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Seddon Appleby by laying a poppy. William Gilbert Appleby William John Birss Appleby William Seddon Appleby Wynn Montgomery Appleby Albert Lincoln Applegarth Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Seddon Appleby Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of honour : Auckland province, 1939-1945 Library / Pictorial › publication Auckland, N.Z. D797.N5 AUC Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2711688 Sources Used DocumentsMartyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM VOL.3, P.66 AWMM Allison, D. (2009). Flying Navy: The story of New Zealanders who flew in the Fleet Air Arm in World War I and World War II and the Roll of Honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland, N.Z.: Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. AWMM Allison, D. (2009). p. 164 AWMM Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
