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ABBOTT, Valentine Rutherford

Service Numbers:	32561, 290295
Enlisted:	1 October 1935
Last Rank:	Squadron Leader
Last Unit:	No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 14 February 1892
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Melbourne Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Pilot/ Solicitor/ Politician
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 10 October 1975, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section EA, gravesite 0132B.
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

14 Feb 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 32561, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
14 Feb 1917:	Embarked Gunner, 32561, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Melbourne
31 Jul 1917:	Transferred No. 7 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
3 May 1918:	Promoted Lieutenant
29 Dec 1919:	Discharged Lieutenant

Non Warlike Service

1 Oct 1935:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, Royal Australian Air Force

World War 2 Service

24 Sep 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 290295, No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce

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