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.
Guy and Ben Ritchie-Hook embark on an adventure during the Dakar Expedition in 1940. Apthorpe dies in Freetown, possibly from a tropical illness; however, it's revealed that he was suffering from alcoholic liver failure, which Guy unknowingly gave him whisky for while visiting him in hospital. As a result of this incident, Guy is sent home to face disciplinary action.