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BLYTHE, Jack Howard Drummond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 309 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1915, Townsville, Queenlsand |
| Last Rank: | Regimental Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lower Blackwood, Western Australia, December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers RC College, Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 309, Townsville, Queenlsand | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 309, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 309, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 28 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 309, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, LCpl Blythe, twice wounded in raids, the second 28/6/1916 though wounded continued to work hard in German Trenches near Messines. Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: 14 December 1916 | |
| 9 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 309, 25th Infantry Battalion |
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Son of James Drummond BLYTHE and Eliza Louisa HOULAHAN of Spencer Street, Bunbury, Western Australia
Brother of 863 Dvr. Drummond James Blythe (/explore/people/341334) killed in action 6 June 1915 and 858 Cpl. Francis Albert Blythe (/explore/people/242326) who died of wounds in England
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