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VALENTINE, James William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2085 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1915, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 15 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 4 October 1965, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rockhampton Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Qld |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2085, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2085, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2085, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 19 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 2085, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Remained on duty | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2085, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Valentine and Mary Jane Valentine nee Draper of Mount Morgan, QLD.
Next of kin given as his sister Violet L. Valentine of Edward Street, Mount Morgan, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 11 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1934c James married May Rutherford Bains Johnson in QLD.