Regimental number | 858 |
Place of birth | Bunbury, Western Australia |
School | Christian Brothers (Catholic) College, Perth, WA |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | Spencer Street, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mrs Eliza L Blythe, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces, WA. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | With his brother he was among the first to leave Bunbury for Blackboy Hill Camp to enlist. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozi?res, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Chichester Cemetery (Row 132, Grave No. 81), Sussex |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Drummond and Eliza BLYTHE, Spencer Street, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 863 Pte Drummond James BLYTHE, 11th Bn, died of wounds, Gallipoli, 6 June 1915; Sergeant BLYTHE, MM, returned to Australia. |