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Francis Albert BLYTHE

Regimental number858
Place of birthBunbury, Western Australia
SchoolChristian Brothers (Catholic) College, Perth, WA
OccupationSalesman
AddressSpencer Street, Bunbury, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMrs Eliza L Blythe, Bunbury, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces, WA.
Enlistment date7 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWith his brother he was among the first to leave Bunbury for Blackboy Hill Camp to enlist.
FateDied of wounds 30 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozi?res, France
Date of death30 July 1916
Age at death22.6
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialChichester Cemetery (Row 132, Grave No. 81), Sussex
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Drummond and Eliza BLYTHE, Spencer Street, Bunbury, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 863 Pte Drummond James BLYTHE, 11th Bn, died of wounds, Gallipoli, 6 June 1915; Sergeant BLYTHE, MM, returned to Australia.

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