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Private John Henry Blythe

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-04-09
Place of birth: Shallow Lake Ontario Canada
Next of kin: George James Blythe, father. Shallow Lake, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-11-06
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Tyne Cot Cemetery, XXXIX. H. 9.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 402468
Highest Rank: Private (1st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-17 to 1917-11-06
  2. Private (Army). 1917-04-12 to 1917-05-17
  3. Private (Army). 1916-12-07 to 1917-04-12
  4. Private (Army). 1916-02-15 to 1916-12-07
  5. Private (Army). 1915-11-08 to 1916-02-15
  6. Private, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-03 to 1915-11-08
  7. Private (Army). 1915-07-05 to 1915-08-03
  8. Private (Army). 1915-01-25 to 1915-07-05
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 461971
LAC ID: 49765
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0834-S002
Uploader's Notes: Son of George James Blythe and Harriet Emily Blythe (nee Walker); older brother of George James Blythe (Service No. 402469) and Charles William Blythe (Service No. 5038577)
Uploader's Research notes: 34th Battalion 1st Reinforcing Draft Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 36th Reserve Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 4th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Private Army Canadian Infantry 34th Battalion B Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 11th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-02-23