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Sunday 19 January 2014

* Private Walter D. Appleyard

     'Letters from his comrades are unanimous in extolling his bravery...'
14789 Private Walter D'Ancie APPLEYARD. Born Dublin. Enlisted Dublin. 7th Battalion Killed in action. 16th August 1915. Was employed in the Irish Land Commission. Enlisted and left for the Dardanelles with D Coy. 10 July, 1915, arriving at Gallipoli 6 .Aug. and landing at Sulva Bay on Saturday, the 7th iitst. The moment they landed the troops were in action, and D Coy. leading they advanced over the open plain a target for heavy shell fire and snipers, at evening driving the Turks out at the point of the bayonet and capturing Chocolate Hilli.

Private .Appleyard escaped without a scratch, though a bullet passed through the leg of his trousers. Later he was with three or four men in a small post without ammunition ; the enemy were throwing bombs on them. It was while throwing back these bombs that he was shot through the heart, 16 Aug. 1915. on the ridge Kizlar Dagh.

He was buried in Gallipoli at the foot of Dublin Hill (Hill 5:i) : . Letters from his comrades are unanimous in extolling his bravery, devotion to duty. self-sacriflce, and good comradeship. His brother. George, is now (1916) serving with the Leinsters at the Front. Gallipoli
Source: brenontario http://www.flickr.com/photos/imperialwarmuseum/9545487387/
Source: Tom Burnell
The Helles Memorial Gallipoli Turkey contains the names of 474 Dublin Fusiliers who died in the Gallipoli campaign. This record is noted:
Appleyard Walter D’Ancie 14789 Private 7th Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers 16/08/1915
Enlisted in Dublin, worked as a clerk for the Irish Land Commission before enlisting. Religion, Church of Ireland.
irishmedals.org/gpage58.html

14789: Pte Walter D Appleyard. 7th. Batt. Royal Dublin Fussiliers. Killed in action at Galliopi, 16th August 1915. Enlisted in the "Pals" Coy. No known grave. Name on Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Source: http://www.dublin-fusiliers.com/battaliions/7-batt/ORs-7th-bn/list-ORs-7th.html




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