Apperley N W Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve
Midshipman NEWTON WYNNE APPERLEY, R.N.R., was the son of Captain N. W. Apperley, M.V.O., J.P., South End, Durham, and was born in 1894. Не came to the School as a Day Boy in May, 1909, and left in April, 1910, to join H.M. Training Ship “Mersey,” White Star Line, in which he made two voyages to Australia. His third voyage, which would have completed his training for the Merchant Service, never took place on account of the war, and he joined the R.N.R. as a Midshipman in September, 1914. After a fortnight on H.M.S. “Excellent,” Whale Island, he joined H.M.S. “Emperor of India,” 4th Battle Squadron, Admiral Duff’s Flagship, in which he spent nearly two years with the Grand Fleet. In July, 1916, he joined H.M.S. “Virginian,” 10th Cruiser Squadron, patrolling between Iceland and the Shetland Islands. He was admitted into hospital in October, 1916, and was discharged from the Navy as medically unfit, with a pension, in January, 1917. He never recovered from the effects of his illness, and eventually died at home on June 20th, 1918.
He was a member of the Marine Service Association.
Source : The War Record Of Old Dunelmians 1914-1919