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VALE, Walter
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5248 |
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Enlisted: | 17 December 1915, Enlisted at Parramatta, NSW |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Train |
Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
Home Town: | Bexley, Rockdale, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Brass Finisher |
Died: | ockdale - New South Wales, Australia, 15 October 1938, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Wall of Memory, Services AIF Old,0023 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5248, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Parramatta, NSW | |
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1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5248, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5248, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
8 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Australian General Hospital, In France from the 1st Battalion | |
24 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Train, From 1st Australian General Hospital | |
4 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5248, 5th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 2nd Military District. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Lawrence M. Vale and Emily J. Vale of Dunmore Street, Bexley, NSW.
Prior to enlisting he had been employed for over two years as a Brass Finisher with John Dauks & Sons.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 July 1919 aboard HT Friedrichsruh disembarking on 4 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal