| 1915 |
|
| 24.4 |
1st enlistment attempt - failure due to chest measurements too small - Victoria Barracks Sydney |
| 30.4 |
2nd enlistment attempt - pass - Victoria Barracks |
| 10.5 |
Entrained from Sydney to Liverpool Army Camp |
| 11.5 |
Taken on strength and sworn in |
| 17.5 |
Notified that brother Bert Smythe wounded in action in the arm at Gallipoli |
| 21.5 |
Promoted Corporal |
| 29.6 |
Promoted Sergeant |
| 30.6 |
Reduced to ranks after being charged in allowing a prisoner to escape whilst under his custody |
| 7.7 |
Involved in Gallipoli re-invasion for cameras at Obelisk Bay Sydney |
| 14.7 |
Embarked "Orsova" for overseas |
| 22.7 |
Disembarked Fremantle |
| 23.7 |
Re-embarked Fremantle for Middle East |
| 6.8 |
Arrival and Departure from Aden |
| 12.8 |
Disembarked Suez, arrived in Alexandria (Egypt) |
| 15.8 |
Leave in Cairo |
| 22.8 |
Embarked "Lutzon" for Lemnos |
| 25.8 |
Arrived Lemnos (Greek Island) - disembarked |
| 27.8 |
Embarked small troopship for Gallipoli |
| 28.8 |
Disembarked Gallipoli (Turkey) |
| 24.9 |
Embarked hospital ship Gallipoli with Flu/ Pneumonia |
| 25.9 |
Disembarked Lemnos |
| 26.9 |
Embarked troopship for England |
| 2.10 |
Disembarked Malta for hospitalisation/ convalescence |
| 1916 |
|
| 26.1 |
Embarked troopship for Alexandria |
| 31.1 |
Disembarked Alexandria |
| 4.2 |
Entrained to Cairo |
| 5.2 |
Percy's 23rd birthday |
| 7.3 |
Appointed L/Cpl |
| 22.3 |
Entrained to Alexandria |
| 22.3 |
Embarked troopship "Grampian" |
| 27.3 |
Arrived Toulons (France) |
| 28.3 |
Left Toulons bound Marseilles (France) |
| 28.3 |
Arrived Marseilles |
| 29.3 |
Disembarked Marseilles - entrained for Western Front |
| 31.3 |
Detrained Steenbeque |
| 31.3 |
Move through Mabeque |
| 2.4 |
Tourist walk to Hazebrouch |
| 9.4 |
Tourist walk to Hazebrouch |
| 12.4 |
Tourist walk to Meteren |
| 20.4 |
Move to Sailly |
| 1.5 |
Move to Front Line |
| 20.5 |
Move to billets between Steenwircke and Sailly |
| 25.5 |
Tourist walk to Estaires |
| 29.5 |
Move to Doulieu |
| 30.5 |
Move to Bac St. Maur |
| 1.6 |
Move to Sailly - fatigues |
| 2.6 |
Move to Bac St. Maur - fatigues |
| 3.6 |
Leave in Sailly |
| 4.6 |
Leave in Estaires |
| 6.6 |
Move to Sailly - fatigues |
| 7.6 |
Move to Doulieu - dentist then leave in Estaires |
| 9.6 |
Move through Bac St. Maur to Fleurbaix |
| 13.6 |
Move through Bac St. Maur to Sailly - dentist |
| 18.6 |
Leave in Armentieres |
| 23.6 |
Move to Bac St. Maur |
| 24.6 |
Back to the Front - Millroad Post |
| 5.7 |
Move to Sailly via Devon Trench |
| 7.7 |
Move to Steenwircke |
| 7.7 |
Leave near Bailleiul then to Sailly |
| 9.7 |
Move to between Merris and Meteren |
| 11.7 |
Entrained near Bailleiul |
| 11.7 |
Detrained Fienvillers |
| 11.7 |
Move to St. Omer via Domart |
| 12.7 |
Move to Vignacourt |
| 13.7 |
Move to Alonville via Flesselles, Bertangles, Coisy and Cardonette |
| 13.7 |
Tourist walk to Amiens |
| 15.7 |
Tourist walk to Amiens |
| 16.7 |
Move to Warloy Baillon via Vadencourt |
| 19.7 |
Move to the Front at Albert into Pozieres attack |
| 26.7 |
Butchered Battalion relieved to between Albert and Warloy Baillon via Contalmaison |
| 27.7 |
Move to Contay |
| 28.7 |
Move to La Vicogue |
| 29.7 |
Move to Bonneville Billets |
| 30.7 |
Move to Pernois via Halloy |
| 9.8 |
Move to La Vicoque |
| 15.8 |
Move to near Albert via Contay, Vadencourt, Warloy Baillon |
| 16.8 |
Move to the Front Line |
| 17.8 |
Move to Old Mill at Pozieres |
| 18.8 |
Move to Albert via Pozieres |
| 21.8 |
Move to Warloy Baillon |
| 22.8 |
Move to near Herissart via Vadencourt and Contay |
| 24.8 |
Tourist walk to Doullens |
| 26.8 |
Move to Doullens via Hazebrouck - entrained |
| 26.8 |
Detrained Poperinghe move to near Ypres |
| 31.8 |
Move to Front Line via Ypres |
| 12.9 |
Move to Ypres - entrained |
| 13.9 |
Detrained outside Ypres |
| 23.9 |
Tourist walk to Poperinghe Divisional Baths |
| 25.9 |
Entrained Ypres |
| 25.9 |
Detrained Woodcote Farm 3-4 miles out of Ypres |
| 26.9 |
Move to reserve lines Ypres-Comines Canal |
| 27.9 |
Move to Front - fatigues |
| 1.10 |
Transfer to 24 Battalion to brother Viv at Clamertinghe via Ypres |
| 2.10 |
Tourist walk to Poperinghe Divisional Baths |
| 11.10 |
Tourist walk to Reninghelst |
| 12.10 |
Tourist walk to Reninghelst |
| 14.10 |
Move to Front vai Ypres near Hill 60 near Zillebeke |
| 20.10 |
Move to Ypres via Zillebeke - entrained |
| 20.10 |
Detrained Goderwaernevelt |
| 22.10 |
Move to Noordpeene via Mt. Cassel |
| 23.10 |
Left Noordpeene 7 march to a village |
| 24.10 |
Appointed L/Corporal |
| 25.10 |
Move to St. Omer - entrained |
| 25.10 |
Detrained Amiens via Etaples |
| 25.10 |
Move to Brucamps billets via L'Etoile, Domart, Fienvillers and Vauchelles-les-Domart |
| 27.10 |
Move to Buire-le-L'Ancre billets via Flixecourt, Amiens and Ribemont |
| 30.10 |
Leave to Mametz thence to Dernancourt and Buire |
| 2.11 |
Entrained near Fricourt |
| 3.11 |
Move to Delville Wood (Devil's Wood) - fatigues |
| 4.11 |
Move to Front |
| 5.11 |
Move to Flers |
| 6.11 |
Move to camp via Delville Wood |
| 17.11 |
Move to Delville Wood - fatigues then move to Front via Delville Wood |
| 21.11 |
Move to Delville Wood - fatigues, overnight stay |
| 22.11 |
Entrained near Fricourt then walk to Dernancourt billets |
| 22.11 |
Tourist walk to Buire |
| 23.11 |
Tourist walk to Dernancourt Divisional Baths |
| 25.11 |
Move to Fricourt |
| 30.11 |
Move to Flesselles via Ribemont and Amiens |
| 7.12 |
Move to Amiens via Vignacourt - sick bronchitis |
| 10.12 |
Move to Rouen via Corbie |
| 24.12 |
Move to Le Havre embark hospital ship "Worilda" |
| 26.12 |
Dissembark Southhampton - England |
| 26.12 |
Entrained Southhampton |
| 26.12 |
Detrained Birmingham, driven to Edgebaston |
| 1917 |
|
| 1.1 |
Tourist walk to Selly Oak |
| 4.1 |
Move to Dartford Convalescent Hospital |
| 4.1 |
Tourist walk to Birmingham |
| 5.1 |
Tourist walk to Selly Oak |
| 8.1 |
Tourist walk to Birmingham |
| 6.2 |
Moved to Perham Downs via Lugershall |
| 3.5 |
Bert killed in action Bullecourt |
| 23.8 |
Met Dorothy Jewell |
| 14.10 |
Embarked "La Marguerita" Southampton for Le Havre and the Front |
| 18.11 |
Notified of transfer to OTC England |
| 7.12 |
Cambridge, Pembroke College for OTC |
| 1918 |
|
| 11.6 |
Embarked "Monas Queen" for France and the Front |
| 17.8 |
Enjoined in battle at Dompiere |
| 28.8 |
To be recommended for decoration |
| 30.8 |
In attack on Mont St Quentin |
| 31.10 |
Awarded Military Cross |
| 11.11 |
Armistice Day - at Corps School at Rue |
| 30.12 |
Leave to England |
| 1919 |
|
| 13.1 |
Returned to France |
| 5.3 |
Leave for visit to Rhine area |
| 17.3 |
Returned to unit |
| 2.4 |
Leave to England for investiture at Buckingham Palace |
| 8.4 |
Began course at London School of Art |
| 22.5 |
Dorothy travels to Glasgow |
| 7.6 |
Percy and Dorothy marriage in Glasgow after many difficulties with family |
| 14.6 |
Return to London after honeymoon at Loch Lomond.
Witness Peace celebrations and Victory March in London |
| 23.8 |
Embarked "Anchises" with Dorothy for Australia |
| 6.10 |
Learned of father's death by accident |
| 12.10 |
Arrived at Sydney |
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