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VALLENDER, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1658, V372403 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 19 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Greta South, Victoria, 17 September 1950, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Benalla Cemetery, Victoria Compartment Church of England, Section C, Grave 116. Rev. F.C. Moyle officiated. Commemorated in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance. Name on the headstone is spelt Vallender |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1658, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1658, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1658, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, From 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1658, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Wounds to the leg. Promoted to Sergeant on 31 May 1918. | |
| 15 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1658, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V372403, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 18 Jul 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V372403, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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 Robert Blackburn Vallender who returned to Australia on 29 June 1919 having served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia on 31 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 23 March 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c John married Isabel Munro Gunn in Victoria