Wilfred Appleyard (should be Wilfrid Firth Appleyard) was my grandfather. He enlisted on 18 November 1915, was mobilised on 22 March 1916, and died, along with 8 Officers and 216 others from his Battalion, at Le Sars.
The War Diary states " 7 October - 2.10 pm. Battalion attacked trenches to the left of Le Sars. Objective achieved and held, losses heavy."
Wilfrid was my grandfather and was aged 33 when he died. He left a widow, Maria (Milner) and a daughter, Marian. The family came from Halifax, West Riding.
RIP
