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VALENTINE, George Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6917 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gloucestershire England, 13 November 1872 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6917, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 6917, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 6917, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6917, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to overage |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was living in Carlton, Victoria.
Husband of Emily Valentine of Powlett Street, East Malvern, Victoria. George and Emily married during 1917c in Victoria. Later gave his marital status as widower, which was incorrect as Emily contacted Base Records in 1930, and next of his kin as a friend Lilian Cunningham of Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 27 August 1917 aboard HT Pakeda disembarking on 22 October 1917
Medal: British War Medal