407210Smythe, Percy Ellesmere1public2013-01-27 13:48:252021-03-02 15:50:1920SmythePercy'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.
IMAGE from AWM Collections AWM P04642Percy Ellesmere41414115file_uploads/ulf_14115_Portrait SMYTHE Percy Ellesmere AWM P04642.001 copy.jpgimage/jpeglocalPortrait SMYTHE Percy Ellesmere AWM P04642.001 copy.jpg35dd982f58c7adadbc2c2f5e48f91c1c69cdf043a8Portrait of PE Smythe2018-06-21 11:33:12jpedd982f58c7adadbc2c2f5e48f91c1c69cdf043a87885SMYTHE PERCY ELLESMERE.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 26904 ]P.E.1879824Smythe P.E. : Military and health.Enlisted 9 May 19157075924Smythe P.E. : Relationships.Married 1919 - @ Glasgow [ Scotland ]7077024Smythe P.E. : Specific terms.Established a private coaching college - @ Ramsgate [ NSW Australia ]7077324Smythe P.E. : Life.Lived at 1936 - 1959 @ Artarmon [ NSW Australia ]7077424Smythe P.E. : Life.Lived at 1959 - @ Dundas [ NSW Australia ]7077624Smythe P.E. : Life.Lived at - @ Denistone [ NSW Australia ]7075431Smythe, P.E. : Jerilderie Public School1704428Smythe P.E. : M.C. 1 Sep 19181777428Smythe P.E. : Mentioned in Despatches2967329Smythe P.E. :: Lieutenant [ Gallipoli, France ]7077133Smythe P.E. : Death 19662180527Smythe P.E. : Arts.B.A., 1929, University of Sydney7076427Smythe P.E. : Education.Diploma in Education, 1930, Sydney Teachers College7075724Smythe P.E. : Life.Birth 1 Jan 1893 - @ Winton [ VIC Australia ]https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/412064http://www.smythe.id.au/diary/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/147745/20150120-1349/www.smythe.id.au/family/percy.htm532532M.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.3723250001.jpg [ scanned_images/SMYTHE_Percy Ellesmere/ jpg 854128 ]IMAGE from AWM Collections AWM P046425317076037Smythe P.E. : Student 1919 - @ London [ England ]7076237Smythe P.E. : Farmer 1919 - 1921 @ Bowral [ NSW Australia ]7076337Smythe P.E. : Groundsman 1921 - Royal Military College Duntroon @ Royal Military College [ Duntroon, ACT Australia ]7076537Smythe P.E. : English Master - Barker College @ Barker College : Hornsby [ NSW Australia ]7076637Smythe P.E. : Teacher - Private Coaching College @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]7076837Smythe P.E. : Teacher - Private Coaching College @ Ramsgate [ NSW Australia ]7077237Smythe P.E. : Author47055424Percy 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.htm60958970
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