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VALENTINE, Cyril Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3160 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. Leonards, Tasmania, Australia, 27 March 1883 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Accountant |
| Died: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 9 January 1958, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wivenhoe Pocket General Cemetery, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3160, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3160, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3160, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Valentine and Constance Valentine nee Ransom of Rupert Street, Launceston, Tasmania.
Brother of Ernest Russell William Valentine who returned to Australia on 8 June 1919 having served with the 4th Divisional Ammunition Column; Herbert Maurice Valentine who returned to Australia on 9 October 1918 having served with the 34th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 30 April 1919 aboard HT Karagola disembarking on 12 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 18 August 1920 Cyril married Ethel Vera Alexander in St. Barnabas Church, Somerset, Tasmania