Benjamin John BLYTHE

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BLYTHE, Benjamin John

Service Number:	2159
Enlisted:	28 April 1915, Nannup, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nannup, Western Australia, June 1895
Home Town:	Nannup, Nannup, Western Australia
Schooling:	Nannup State School
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 10 November 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nannup State School, Nannup Town Hall, Nannup WW1, Nannup War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wandering War Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

28 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2159, Nannup, Western Australia
22 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2159, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
22 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2159, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2159, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2159, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
10 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2159, 12th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2159 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-10

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Recommended for the DCM (not awarded) when on 22 Aug 1916 near Mouquet Farm he... "noticed Lance Corporal Rex lying out in the open wounded about 200 yards from the enemy trench trying to get back when the Germans opened fire on him. Blythe made the remark "I like young Rex" and jumped out of our trench and ran over to Rex, pulled him into a crater, bandaged him up, and under very heavy fire succeeded in carrying him back to our lines. this gallant lad undoubtedly saved Rex's life."

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