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Albert Appelbe

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Ansell W.H. - Armitage-McElwaine B.G. (photo J Halpin 2010) - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert AWMM
  • Surname
    Appelbe AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bertie Charles AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 35233 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 November 1892 Public Source Moa Flat, Otago Public Source
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Onewhero, Waikato, New Zealand (Public source 7/15) AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Jane Appelbe (mother), Waiareka Junction, North Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1916 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1918 Battles of Ypres AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 35233 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 28 August 1916 Public source
    Age 23 AWMM
    Contractor/Civilian Public source
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Eye colour, WWI AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      6 foot 1 AWMM
    • Hair colour, WWI AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Complexion, WWI AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Chest, WWI AWMM
      37 - 41 inches AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      210 pounds AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Albert Appelbe was the son of Son of Charles G. Appelbe, of Marton, Wairarapa. Native of Otago. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    4 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    North Otago Times, 20 October 1917

    The Oamaru Mail 20 October 1917

    The Press 22 October 1917 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Maheno War Memorial Cenotaph AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Military Service Record AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      45: 4 AWMM
    • Otago Daily Times AWMM
      17 April 2015 AWMM
    • Southland Express AWMM
      23 April 2015 AWMM
    • Ashburton Guardian (Canterbury) AWMM
      Volume XXXV, Issue 8324, 17 December 1915, Page 5 AWMM
    • North Otago Times AWMM
      Volume CVI, Issue 13960, 20 October 1917, Page 3 AWMM
    • Grey River Argus AWMM
      22 October 1917, Page 4 AWMM
    • Colonist AWMM
      Volume LVIII, Issue 14542, 20 October 1917, Page 5 AWMM
    • Oamaru Mail AWMM
      Volume XLIX, Issue 13285, 20 October 1917, Page 5 AWMM
    • Hastings Standard AWMM
      Volume IV, Issue 747, 17 December 1915, Page 5 AWMM
    • Timaru Herald AWMM
      Volume CVI, Issue 16370, 20 October 1917, Page 7 AWMM
    • The Christchurch Press AWMM
      Volume LIII, Issue 16038, 22 October 1917, Page 8 AWMM
    • The Evening Post AWMM
      Volume XCIV, Issue 96, 20 October 1917, Page 4 AWMM
    • Wanganui Chronicle AWMM
      20 October 1917, Page 5 AWMM
    • Taranaki Daily News AWMM
      22 October 1917, Page 7 AWMM
    • Hastings Standard AWMM
      Volume VII, Issue 306, 20 October 1917, Page 5 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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04 July 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
08 June 2017Trevor WilliamInvercargill, New ZalandOther relative
16 July 2015TrevorNew ZealandOther Relative

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