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VALANTINE, David Hood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 32353 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Eastern College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 2nd Canadian CCS, Lijssenthoek, Belgium, 22 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XV11, Row K, Grave 15A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 32353, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 32353, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 32353, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 32353, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, SW to chest & foot. Evacuated to 2nd Canadian CCS at Lijssenthoek but died of his there 22 August 1917. | |
| 22 Aug 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 32353, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 32353 awm_unit: 114th Australian (Howitzer) Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-08-22 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Andrew McClure Valantine and Isabel Valantine, of 'Camelot', Tennyson Street, Brighton, Victoria.
Husband of Nellie Alice Valantine of 'Camelot', Tennyson Street, Brighton, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal