Regimental number | 3457 |
Place of birth | Bunbury, Western Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Albert Road, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mary McNeil Morrison Blythe, Albert Road, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served as a Lieutenant in the 86th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Provost Sergeant |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Cnduct Medal Valuable services in assisting to maintain communications; also bravery in assisting wounded under heavy fire. (Pozieres). Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | b. 28 April 1895. Wounded at Pozie?res, France, August 1916, and at Broodseinde, Belgium, 4 October 1917. Awarded the Military Medal. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23.2 |
Place of burial | Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 24), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |