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DE VALLE, Harold Montague Leon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5372 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, September 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of England area, Compartment P, Section 10, Grave 01. Interred on 17 September 1954. Grave unmarked |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5372, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5372, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5372, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5372, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Louis De Valle and Mary De Valle nee Smith of Maryborough, Victoria.
Husband of Minnie De Valle of Albert Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria. Harold and Minnie married during 1903c in Victoria
Previously served with the 5th Mounted Rifles in the Boer War for two years dates unknown. Rank of Private.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 July 1919 aboard HT Prinz Ludwig disembarking on 5 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal