Regimental number | 986 |
Place of birth | Bellerive, Tasmania |
School | Bellerive State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Partridge Island, Channel, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, A.T. Blyth, Partridge Island, Channel, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A59 Botanist on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 165), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur L and Rosina BLYTH, Dover, Tasmania. Native of Bruni Island, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3270 Pte Morris Charles Tabain BLYTH, 12th Bn, killed in action, Fleurbaix, Fromelles, France, 20 June 1916. |