Henry Blyth (known as Harry) was born to Gamekeeper John and his wife Jane (Douglas).
Harry married Jemima Wilson, a domestic servant from Aberlady on the 2nd of January 1929 in Edinburgh. At the time he was listed as a Gamekeeper and an address at Port Menteith, Stirling.
In January 1934, Harry was mentioned in a newspaper article about being a witness to an incident about poaching. In 1934 Harry and his wife had a daughter (Naomi Thomson) and is listed as Coull House, Skelbo.
Blythe was the keeper at Cambusmore at the start of the war, and subsequently keeper at Skibo.
He was recorded in 1946 as being a PT Instructor helping Strathfleet youngsters. He was involved in the Youth Club and also a member of the Torbreck literary and debating society.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogart Patrol | Patrol Leader | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Skelbo Patrol | Patrol Leader | Unknown | Unknown |
Gamekeeper
Blyth was the original Sergeant of Skelbo Patrol. He moved and set up a new Patrol in Rogart after October 1942.
Harry Blyth placed an advert in the John O’Groat Journal on Friday the 1st of November 1946
The advert read "201 Bn Home Guard. A Re-union of the above has been decided upon. Dinner at Brora is suggested. Ex-members wishing to attend please write H.Blyth, Rovie Rogart"
The annual dinners continued for several years. In January 1950, Mr John Morris, Borlum, presided at the annual reunion dinner at the Pentland Hotel. Other speakers were William Wright (Dornoch), George Henderson (Bower), Hugh Sutherland (Thurso), William Munro (Thurso) , D Morrison (Thurso) and Mrs H Sutherland (Thurso)"
In 2014 as part of Ledmore and Migdale Memories Project he told L. Suggett and M. Thomson that he was in the Auxiliary Unit, and that there was a cache of ammunition beside the loch. This was very secret – even his wife didn’t know he was a member. L Suggett was shown this ammo cache by Harry Blythe, which was on the north side of Migdale Loch at the east end.
TNA ref WO199/3388,
Hancock data held at B.R.A
Ledmore and Midgdale Memories Project
John O’Groat Journal 1 Nov 1946
Christina Perera - Rogart Heritage Society