BLYTHE, Percy - 3457

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

Lieut Percy Blythe

Conflict	World War 1
Service Arm	Citizen Military Force Australian Imperial Force
Unit	86th Infantry 32nd Infantry Battalion C Company 28th Infantry Battalion 70th Infantry Battalion
Service No.	3457
Service Arm	Army
Date of Birth	4 Apr 1895
Birthplace	Bunbury, WA
Residence	Bunbury, WA
Date of Death	10 June 1918
Relatives	Father - Albert Ogilvy Blythe Brother - BLYTHE, Albert Ogilvy - 2154

Percy Blythe volunteered with the 86th Infantry (Citizen Military Force) prior to WW1.

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Percy's original application to join the Australian Imperial Force had been rejected because of his bad feet. He applied again in June 1915 and was accepted into the Number 15 Supply Depot Company. After 6 weeks he transferred to C Company, 32nd Infantry Battalion. He was then discharged from this Battalion.

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A few months later Percy Blythe tried again to enlist in the AIF. This time he was accepted as part of the 8th Reinforcements for the 28th Infantry Battalion.

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