Morpeth Herald 27/04/1917 carries a brief obituary:
Private David Blyth, Newbiggin, has died of wounds received in action on April 10th.
He was a fireman on the N.E.R. at Blyth. He leaves a widow and one child.
David Blyth is remembered at Blyth on B42.18 B42.21 and as Blyth, D.O.S. on B42.24 and as Blyth, D.S.O. on the North Eastern Railway memorial, York