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VALANTINE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 493 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| Born: | Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia, 11 March 1885 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 1 December 1954, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 493, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 493, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 493, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital, From 30th Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 493, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
True name said to be William Smyth
Son of William John Smyth and Bridget Smyth nee Welsh of Thursday Island, QLD
Next of kin given as his brother Joseph Smyth of Victoria Street, Spring Hill, QLD but later changed to his sister Mrs. Elizabeth Valentine of Bowen Street, Brisbane, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 10 June 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal