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VALENTINE, Sydney Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1634 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Memorials: | Targa St. Patrick's River District WWI Pictorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1634, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1634, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1634, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 2 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1634, 15th Infantry Battalion, Finger amputated. | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1634, 47th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Abdominal injury following being buried by a shell | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 2 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, In France. From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 4 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1634, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Third occasion. Gassed | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 1634 | |
| 18 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1634, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Valentine and Annie Valentine nee Pearton of Cambridge Street, Paddington, NSW formerly of Launceston, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 14 December 1918 aboard HT Burmah disembarking on 29 January 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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