Percy BLYTHE MM

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Service Number:	3457
Enlisted:	11 November 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bunbury, Western Australia, 28 April 1895
Home Town:	Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 10 June 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

11 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3457, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
17 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3457, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3457, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle
28 Jul 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières
10 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 28th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-06-10

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