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VALENTINE, Sidney MacKenzie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2655 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Blakiston, South Australia, 22 March 1868 |
| Home Town: | Morawa, Morawa, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Claremont, Western Australia, 30 July 1942, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Morawa Cemetery Catholic area, Grave 8 |
| Memorials: | Mingenew Upper Irwin Roads Board District Roll of Honor WW1, Morawa War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2655, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 2655, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 2655, 10th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Morea, Fremantle | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps , From 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2655, Imperial Camel Corps , Near Gaza. Wound to the left arm | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2655, Imperial Camel Corps , Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Jonas Valentine and Ann Isabella Valentine nee Johnston of Blakiston, SA.
Husband of Olive Catherine Valentine nee Sinclair of Morawa, WA. Sidney and Olive married on 16 March 1893 in SA. Father of John Sinclair Valentine who returned to Australia on 4 November 1919 having served with the 28th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 August 1917 aboard HT Booara disembarking on 19 September 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal