He and Ben Ritchie-Hook share an adventure during the Dakar Expedition in 1940. Apthorpe dies in Freetown, supposedly of a tropical disease; when it is discovered that Guy gave him a bottle of whisky when visiting him in hospital (there is an implication that Apthorpe's disease, unknown to Guy, was really alcoholic liver failure), Guy is sent home, having blotted his copybook.
He and Ben Ritchie-Hook embark on an adventure during the Dakar Expedition in 1940. Apthorpe dies in Freetown, possibly from a tropical illness; when it is discovered that Guy gave him a bottle of whisky while visiting him in hospital (there is an implication that Apthorpe's illness, unknown to Guy, was actually alcoholic liver failure), Guy is sent home, having made a mistake.