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VALENTINE, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 38079 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia, August 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of England area, Bolingboke Lawn, Row W, Grave 37. Interred on 7 August 1970 and held in perpetuity |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 38079, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 38079, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 38079, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From Field Artillery Brigades | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 38079, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the abdomen. Invalided to England on 5 May 1918 | |
| 16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 38079, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert Edward Valentine and Annie Valentine nee O'Loughlin of 'Mona', Boronia Street, Canterbury, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 24 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c Albert married Irene Margaret Lardner in Victoria