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William Oscar BLYTH

Regimental number524
Place of birthExton, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWest Devonport, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, E P Blyth, Devonport West, Tasmania
Enlistment date12 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name12th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll523
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Ordnance Corps
FateReturned to Australia 3 December 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2239 Cpl Edward Fitzgerland BLYTH, 3rd Trench Mortar Battery, killed in action, Nieppe, 2 February 1917; Nephew: 331 Lieutenant Edward Pearson BLYTH, DCM, 20th Bn, killed in action, Hangard Wood, France, 8 April 1918.

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