Geoffrey Appleyard

John Geoffrey Appleyard
Captain Geoffrey Appleyard
Nickname(s)	"Apple"
Born	(1916-12-20)20 December 1916 Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Died	13 July 1943(1943-07-13) (aged 26) Near Sicily, Italy
Commemorated at	Cassino Memorial
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1939–1943
Rank	Major
Service number	86639
Unit	No. 7 Commando No. 62 Commando 2nd Special Air Service
Commands	Small Scale Raiding Force
Battles / wars	Second World War Battle of France Dunkirk evacuation Operation Savannah Operation Postmaster Operation Dryad Operation Basalt Operation Chestnut  †
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Bar

John Geoffrey Appleyard, DSO, MC & Bar (20 December 1916 – 13 July 1943) was a British Army officer, who served in the Commandos and Special Air Service during the Second World War.