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Service Number:	2829
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Train
Born:	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1876
Home Town:	Blowhard, Ballarat North, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Albury, New South Wales , Australia , 11 June 1953, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Myrtleford Cemetery, Victoria Block C, Row 8, Grave 9
Memorials:

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2829, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2829, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2829, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
19 Nov 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Train, In France
29 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2829, 5th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Francis John Vale and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Galler Vale nee Hill of Mount Blowhard, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarking on 2 May 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Percy married Myrlte Millicent Daisy Cousins in Victoria