Gilbert John BLYTHMAN

Surname: BLYTHMAN

Christian Names: Gilbert John

Date & Place of Birth: 9th August 1888 Cuttlefish Bay, Kangaroo Island

Service Number: 3110

Service Unit: 4th Light Horse, seconded to 39th Battalion

Date & Place of Enlistment: 1st June, 1916, Ballarat age 27

Profession prior to Enlistment: Labourer, Farmer

Date of Return to Aust. & Date of Discharge: N/A

Nature of Casualty: KIA

Date KIA: 4th October, 1917

Place KIA: Broodseinde Ridge, France (Ypres Memorial, Menin Gate)

Died of Wounds: (killed by shell when attacking pillboxes at Broodseinde) “no known grave”

Next of Kin (NOK) Address

Father: John Blythman (1861-1910) married 1885 Two Wells

Mother: Isabella (nee Barr) (1864-1915) Nhill, Victoria

Other: Wife: Caroline Sarah Blythman (nee Warner) Nhill Vic d 1946

Daughters: Irene S Blythman, Evelyn E Blythman

Service

France: Yes

Campaign Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Bravery Awards, Citations, MID:

If Died, Plaque & Scroll received by NOK: Memorial Plaque, Memorial Scroll

Rank: Private

Kingscote Honour Board No

Kingscote Monument No

Penneshaw Honour Board No

Penneshaw Memorial No

KI Connection: Born on Island

Kleinig Ref: {1424}

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Birth Index

Given Name(s): Gilbert John

Last Name: BLYTHMAN

Birth Date: 1888, August 09

Gender: M

Father: John BLYTHMAN

Mother: Isabella BARR

Birth Place/Residence: Cuttlefish

District: Yankalilla

Symbol:

Book/Page: 423/350

Memorial to Gilbert John Blythman at Menin Gate

Photo May 2017: Compliments of Gordon Ings ex RAAF

Last updated: 19 May 2021

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Descendants of :

John BLYTHMAN

Generation 1

1. John BLYTHMAN was born 19 Feb 1861 in River Light, SA and died 1910 in Nhill, Victoria. He married Isabella BARR 31 Mar 1885 in Two Wells, SA. She was born 10 Jun 1864 in Renfrew, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died 01 May 1915 in Nhill, Victoria, daughter of Robert BARR and Isabella WILSON.

Children of John BLYTHMAN and Isabella BARR:

i. 2. Charles Robert BLYTHMAN was born 24 Nov 1886 in Cuttle Fish, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Dec 1954 in Queensland

ii. 3. Gilbert John BLYTHMAN was born 09 Aug 1888 in Cuttlefish, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 04 Oct 1917 in Belgium

iii. 4. Margaret Edna BLYTHMAN was born 1899 in Nhill, Victoria and died 08 Jul 1955 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA

iv. 5. Gavin Brown BLYTHMAN was born 22 Dec 1902 in Salt Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 1981 in Traralgon, Victoria

Generation 2

2. Charles Robert BLYTHMAN was born 24 Nov 1886 in Cuttle Fish, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Dec 1954 in Queensland. He married Vera Ada Isabella THOMPSON 1914 in Junee, NSW. She died 1976 in Queensland.

3. Gilbert John BLYTHMAN was born 09 Aug 1888 in Cuttlefish, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 04 Oct 1917 in Belgium. He married Caroline Sarah WARNER 1912 in Victoria, Australia. She was born ABT 1889 and died 24 Nov 1946 in Sefton Park, SA.

Other events in the life of Gilbert John BLYTHMAN

Military: 39th Inf Batt 3110

4. Margaret Edna BLYTHMAN was born 1899 in Nhill, Victoria and died 08 Jul 1955 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. She married Martin Friend WILLSON 12 Jul 1924 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. He was born 06 May 1892 in Willson`s River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 02 Sep 1967 in Adelaide, SA, son of Martin WILLSON and Ada MOLE.

Other events in the life of Margaret Edna BLYTHMAN

Burial: Penneshaw Cemetery, SA

Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Hog Bay River, Kangaroo Island

Children of Margaret Edna BLYTHMAN and Martin Friend WILLSON:

i. 6. Raymond Martin WILLSON was born 15 Jun 1925 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Sep 1984

ii. Keith Vernon (Hoppy) WILLSON was born 29 May 1927 and died 25 Apr 2012

iii. Edmund John (Ted) WILLSON was born 08 Apr 1928 in Medindie, SA and died 01 Feb 1947 in Cummins, SA

iv. 7. Gilbert Warren WILLSON was born 25 Jul 1932 and died 10 Sep 2015 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA

v. 8. Hartley Glenn WILLSON was born 17 Oct 1934

5. Gavin Brown BLYTHMAN was born 22 Dec 1902 in Salt Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 1981 in Traralgon, Victoria. He married Rita May BLYTHMAN 1922 in Victoria, Australia. She was born 1903 in Roseberry, Victoria and died 1980 in Traralgon, Victoria, daughter of Albert George BLYTHMAN and Priscilla May DRAGE.

Other events in the life of Gavin Brown BLYTHMAN

Military: V370542 VDC 18 BTN

Generation 3

6. Raymond Martin WILLSON was born 15 Jun 1925 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Sep 1984. He married Jean Mary BOLLEN. She was born 20 Apr 1913 and died 04 May 1982. He married Dymphna Doreen BUTLER 11 Aug 1974. She was born 21 Jun 1921 in Renmark, SA and died 20 Jan 2016 in Oaklands, SA.

Other events in the life of Raymond Martin WILLSON

Burial: Balhannah Shady Grove Cemetery

7. Gilbert Warren WILLSON was born 25 Jul 1932 and died 10 Sep 2015 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Barbara Joyce CONROY. She was born 28 Jan 1936 and died 20 Nov 1974. He married Rosalie Hilda COUCHMAN. She was born 10 Dec 1935.

8. Hartley Glenn WILLSON was born .... He married Beverley Myra MANSELL 13 Jul 1957. She was born ... daughter of Herbert Stanley MANSELL and Myra Blanche McCRACKEN.