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IDSTEIN, Valentine Frederick

Service Number:	2173
Enlisted:	15 May 1916, Broadmeadow
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Blandford, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 1887
Home Town:	Blandford, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dairyman
Died:	Shell blast, Messines, Belgium, 29 May 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murrurundi Bowls Club Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 35th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadow
24 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2173, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2173, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
29 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines

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