Claim: Percival Ewart Appleby was born on June 27, 1894 on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada where he served the Canadian Expeditionary Force, British Army Royal Air Force, and Royal Canadian Air Force between 1914-1919 and 1941-1944.
Evidence: Second Lieutenant Percival Ewart Appleby DFC (27 June 1894 – May 1968) was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. (1894-06-27)27 June 1894
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Appleby enlisted into the Canadian Expeditionary Force for overseas service on 25 September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec. 1 Stationary Hospital as a member of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, and sailed for England on 3 October 1914. Appleby transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 27 January 1918, and was assigned to No. On 1 April 1918, the RFC was merged with the Royal Naval Air Service to form the Royal Air Force. Canadian Expeditionary Force
British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force He returned to military service during World War II serving as a recruiting officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 30 May 1941 until 25 November 1944.