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VALKENBURG, Guy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Anglican, Section 8, Zone C, Grave 1713. Commemorated in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 12, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 12, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion, From 36th Battalion | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Francis Valkenburg and Mary Eleanor Valkenburg of Hercules Street, Chatswood, NSW. Brother of Max Valkenburg who returned to Australia on 27 July 1919 having served with the 1st Light Horse Regiment
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 9 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1928c Guy married Alma Meta Hecht in Randwick, NSW