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George James Blythe

In memory of:

Private George James Blythe

March 16, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

402469

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 19, 1893
Shallow Lake, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 25, 1915
Walkerton, Ontario

Son of George James and Harriett Emily Blythe, of Shallow Lake, Ontario.

Brother of Private John Henry Blythe who died on November 6, 1917, while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 56 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DRANOUTRE MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. A. 16.

Location:

DRANOUTRE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 11.5 Km south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Dikkebusseweg (N375). From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg is reached via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J. Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M. Fochlaan. Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg. On passing through the village of Dikkebus the road continues for 6 Km to the village of Loker. Continuing through the village of Loker the road becomes Lokerstraat which runs for 2 Km to the village of Dranouter. 50 metres before Dranouter village lies a right hand turning into a semi residential area. The DRANOUTRE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 50 metres after this turning on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press April 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press April 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Group Photo– John Henry Blythe (left) and George James Blythe (right)

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    Group Photo – John Henry Blythe (left) and George James Blythe (right)
  • Attestation Papers

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    Attestation Papers
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England
  • War Memorial– The War Cenotaph in Shallow Lake, Ontario, Canada.

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    War Memorial – The War Cenotaph in Shallow Lake, Ontario, Canada.
  • Inscription– The War Cenotaph in Shallow Lake, Ontario, Canada.

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    Inscription – The War Cenotaph in Shallow Lake, Ontario, Canada.

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