The Yorkshire Regiment, WW1 Remembrance

Remembrance - The Yorkshire Regiment, First World War
Lance Corporal Fred Appleton

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Peter Appleton (<peter.appleton3@ntlworld.com>) has provided photos and biograhical data on his grandfather, Lance Corporal Fred Appleton of the 4th Battalion, for which we are extremely grateful.
Immediately below are some individual photos of Fred Appleton.
On the Group Photos page there are some photos of the 4th Battalion band and the 4th Battalion in camp, which include Fred Appleton.
Beneath the individual photos on this page can be found;-

1. A biography of Fred Appleton which details his career with the 4th Battalion and principal biographical information.

2. A time-line, in which Fred's known service career is shown alongside recorded Green Howards history and his own family history.

3. A letter to his sweetheart, 15 April 1915 (his future wife) on departing for the Western Front.

4. A letter to his sweetheart, 2 December 1915 (his future wife) written from the Western Front, which includes a poem.

5. A letter to his wife, 11 November 1918 on hearing news of the Armistice.

6. A poem describing the band of the 4th Battalion "in action".

7. A poem, thought to have been written in part after Fred Appleton's wedding leave in April 1918.

To view a larger version of each image, simply select the thumbnail. To close the new window that opens, click anywhere inside the window,

Lance Corporal Fred Appleton - taken "somewhere on the Western Front" sometime after April 1917	Private Fred Appleton - taken shortly after attestation, probably March or April 1913	Lance Corporal Fred Appleton (standing) and unknown chum - taken sometime after April 1917

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Biography

Biography , L/Cpl Fred Appleton

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Time Line

Time Line , L/Cpl Fred Appleton

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Letter to His Sweetheart (15 April 1915)

This letter is presented both as a photograph of the original (below) and as a transcript. To view the original, simply select the smaller image and a larger, - readable, image will open in a new window. Click anywhere inside the new window to close it.