Alfred Arthur VALENTIN

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VALENTIN, Alfred Arthur

Service Number:	2221
Enlisted:	6 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 16 July 1888
Home Town:	Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telephone Mechanic
Died:	Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1959, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Section CC, Rose Garden 13, Site 0238
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World War 1 Service

6 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2221, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2221, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2221, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
20 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2221, 54th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the knee
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 61st Infantry Battalion , From 54th Battalion
25 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 62nd Infantry Battalion, From 61st Battalion
11 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion
11 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 56th Infantry Battalion
25 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2221, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Oscar Arthur Valentin and Charlotte Valentin of Orchard Street, Croydon, NSW. Brother of Wilfred Vincent Valentin who returned to Australia on 10 April 1917 having served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade & 1st Divisional Ammunition Colum

Husband of Bessie Valentin nee Adams of Brixton, England. Alfred and Bessie married 29 September 1916 in Epsom, Surrey, England

Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT Trasos Montes disembarking on 22 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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