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VALLENDER, Robert Blackburne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1432 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 6 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, 29 April 1961, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Benalla Cemetery, Victoria Compartment Church of England, Section D, Grave 118. Interred on 1 May 1961. Name on headstone is spelt Vallender. Commemorated in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1432, 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1432, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1432, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 18 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 25 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Vallender and Rebecca Vallender nee Blackburn of 'Ryan's Creek', Benalla, Victoria. Brother of John Vallender who returned to Australia on 23 March 1919 having served with the 4th Light Horse Regiment.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Soudan disembarking on 29 June 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1945c Robert married Olive May Nicholas in Victoria