George Oswin Appleby 1917
Name
Birth
Enlistment/Occupation
George Oswin Appleby
1897 Wylam
Army Pension Records show that George Oswin
enlisted in the 4th Batt Northumberland Fusiliers
(territorial) on 17th May 1910 at the age of 14 he
gave his occupation ‘at school’. He lived at 10
Halfway Houses Prudhoe in 1910, but had moved
to Edgewell Terrace Prudhoe by 1911. He reengaged for a further 4 years 17th May 1914. His
occupation at discharge was given as Chemist’s
assistant, 22 Prospect Terrace, Prudhoe.
Death, date, location
12/02/1917 Died at home of illness
Age
20
Unit, rank,service no:
4/681
Private
Northumberland Fusiliers
4th Bn.
Family acknowledgement Son of G. F. and Annie Appleby, of 23, Prospect
CWGC
Terrace, West Rd., Prudhoe-on-Tyne. Born at
Wylam-on-Tyne.(CWGC)
Family
George Oswin Appleby was born in Hagg Bank,
Wylam in 1897, the youngest of three sons of
miner George Foster Appleby from Wylam and his
wife Annie (nee May), born in Newcastle. At the
1901 census George Oswin aged 4, Wilfred aged 7
and baby Doris aged 2 months were living with
their parents at 24 The Terrace, Prudhoe
By the 1911 census George Oswin was aged 14,
described as an apprentice (no further details)
living at 10 Edgewell Terrace, Prudhoe with his
parents and three younger sisters Doris 10, Katie 8
and Aileen 6.
George’s eldest brother Joseph Foster Appleby
who normally lived with his grandparents in
Wylam and not with his parents and siblings in
Prudhoe also fought and died during the First
World War – see details separately under Joseph
Foster Appleby (Died of wounds 16/09/1916)
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George Oswin Appleby 1917
Memorials
U2. C. 17.
OVINGHAM Cemetery
Also commemorated on:School War Memorial, Falcon Centre Wylam
Comments
Sources
George Oswin died at home and is buried in
Ovingham Cemetery, which may account for the
fact that while there is a record of him on CWGC
site, there is no record on Soldiers killed in War
1914-1918 ancestry site. Full details of George’s
military career and his health condition are
contained in the pension’s records. George
completed his first 4 years as a territorial soldier in
May 1914 then re-engaged for a further 4 years.
His home service was 17/05/1910 – 04/08/1914,
Embodied service 05/08/1914- 19/04/1915, he
was then posted to France 20/04/1915 30/04/1915 during that brief period he received a
gunshot wound (another record states a shell
wound) to his left forearm on 26/04/1915. George
was returned home 30/04/1915 and was
diagnosed with a terminal illness (unrelated to his
wound) which made him unfit for service. George
was declared medically unfit for service
19/05/1916 and discharged 08/06/1916. He died
12th February 1917 aged 20. He is recorded on
CWGC and is buried in Ovingham Cemetery
British Army WWI Pension records 1914-1920.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
1891/1901/1911 Census
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