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VALENTINE, Leonard Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 294 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 2 May 1927, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Zone C, Section 10, Grave 1049 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 294, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 294, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 294, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 294, 20th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the thigh, foot and arm | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 294, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Valentine and Laura C. Valentine of Hitchin, England
Next of kin given as his sister J. Phipps of 'Haralton', Temora Road, Young, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 October 1916 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 3 December 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal