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Name: APPLEBY, John Addison 'Jack'
Birth Date: bapt. 17 Nov 1901 Wetherby, Yorkshire
Death Date: 11 Apr 1944, war grave in Nanyuki cemetery
First Date: 1926
Last Date: 1944
Profession: Garage proprietor, Nanyuki
Area: Timau, Nanyuki, 1922 Rumuruti
Married: Rosalie Anne Thompson b. 1895, d. 19 Sep 1964 Pietermaritzburg
Book Reference: Foster, Red 31, Hut, CWGC, Campling
War Service: RN, E Af Elec and Mech Engineers
General Information:
Foster - Alas, in 1926 Capt. E. Long was seriously injured in a riding accident; Jack Appleby rode off at once to summon the nearest doctor, who was based at Meru some 40 miles away. Appelby was unfortunately charged by elephants in the Meru forest and returned empty handed to find that Long had already died.
Campling - 1933 - Kenya's first air force unit as a unit of the KDF - Pilot Officer
CWGC - John Addison Appleby, Lieutenant 317370, General List who died on Tuesday, 11th April 1944. Age 43. Son of William and Hilda Appleby; husband of Rosalie Anne Appleby of Nanyuki. Nanyuki War Cemetery, Grave Ref: 1 43
Gazette - 5/8/1925 - Voters Register - Kenya Province - John Addison Appleby, PO Nanyuki
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Aberdare List
Gazette 5 Jan 1965 wife's probate