Smythe, Percy Ellesmere
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USydUSyd.Sydney Teachers College
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World War I
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Smythe
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Percy Ellesmere
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P.E.
Gender
Male
Early education
Tertiary education
Military service
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Smythe P.E. : Farmer 1919 - 1921 @ Bowral [ NSW Australia ]Smythe P.E. : Student 1919 - @ London [ England ]Smythe P.E. : Groundsman 1921 - Royal Military College Duntroon @ Royal Military College [ Duntroon, ACT Australia ]Smythe P.E. : English Master - Barker College @ Barker College : Hornsby [ NSW Australia ]Smythe P.E. : Teacher - Private Coaching College @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Smythe P.E. : Teacher - Private Coaching College @ Ramsgate [ NSW Australia ]Smythe P.E. : Author
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Smythe P.E. : Military and health.Enlisted 9 May 1915Smythe P.E. : Relationships.Married 1919 - @ Glasgow [ Scotland ]Smythe P.E. : Specific terms.Established a private coaching college - @ Ramsgate [ NSW Australia ]Smythe P.E. : Life.Lived at 1936 - 1959 @ Artarmon [ NSW Australia ]Smythe P.E. : Life.Lived at 1959 - @ Dundas [ NSW Australia ]Smythe P.E. : Life.Lived at - @ Denistone [ NSW Australia ]
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M.C., B.A. : Lieutenant, 24th and 3rd Battns., A.I.F., Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 9th May, 1915, and sailing in June, fought with 3rd Battn. at Gallipoli and, crossing to France, at Sailly, Fleurbaix, Pozieres and Ypres. Transferring to 24th in October, 1916, was invalided from Flers to England in December and, rejoining battn. in 1917, was at Ypres and Broodseinde until sent to Officers Training School at Cambridge, being commissioned in June, 1918. On return to unit, served at Hamel and elsewhere, following up German Retreat on the Somme, and until demobilisation. Awarded M.C.* and, Mentioned in Despatches. * This officer displayed conspicuous courage and skill during the operations at Mont St. Quentin on the 1st September, 1918. When the advance was held up by a hostile machine gun, he pushed forward, and, working to a flank in face of heavy shell and machine gun fire, rushed the post, killing four of the enemy and capturing the gun with three prisoners, thus enabling the advance to continue.
Publications
Percy began to write and publish guides to the study of Shakespeare plays set for schools, and other books as aids to students of English and later French. He continued writing books as aids for high school students studying Shakespeare and later French, which became widely used in schools as "crib" books. Several other books were less successful including one on good Australian speech and a fairy story "A Night in Cavernland" FROM http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/147745/20150120-1349/www.smythe.id.au/family/percy.htm
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Percy's war diaries are available on line http://www.smythe.id.au/diary/.
Percy wrote and published guides to the study of Shakespeare plays set for schools, and other books as aids to students of English and later French. He continued writing these books up until his death in 1966, which became widely used in schools as "crib" books.
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Percy wrote and published guides to the study of Shakespeare plays set for schools, and other books as aids to students of English and later French. He continued writing these books up until his death in 1966, which became widely used in schools as "crib" books.
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