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VEARING, Valentine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1674 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1916, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Share Farmer |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 30 December 1959, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ariah Park Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Ariah Park War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1674, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1674, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1674, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 15 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1674, 37th Infantry Battalion |
Vietnam War Service
| 24 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 1674, 37th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 1674, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Vearing and Mary Vearing nee Knapsey of Illinois via Beckom, NSW. Brother of Alfred Arnold Vearing who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 while serving with the 37th Battalion. Alfred is buried in the Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Plot 1V, Row J, Grave 10.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Karoa disembarking on 8 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Valentine married Rosie Agnes Caroline Harrison in Ardletahn, NSW