Lance Corporal John William Appleton
Army Number: 269719 (formerly 20502)
Battalion: 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.
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Born and enlisted at Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire. Son of George and Jane Appleton, of Chapel-en-le-Frith. Died of wounds 8th November 1918, age 22
Buried: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Plot S 3, Row X, Grave 9.
![St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.](https://thesherwoodforesters.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/stsevercem.jpg)
Lance Corporal John William Appleton is also commemorated on the following local memorials:
Chapel-en-le-Frith War Memorial, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire.