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Louis VALLETTE

Regimental number3515
Place of birthLeeds, Yorkshire, England
SchoolSt Anns Higher Grade School, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia32
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
Address1 Royal Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinBrother, P Vallette, York Barracks, York, England
Previous military serviceServed 8 years with the West Yorkshire Regt. Went to the South African War in Oct 1899 and remained there until April 1903.
Enlistment date26 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was awarded the Queens South African Medal with 5 Bars, and the Kings South African Medal with 2 Bars.
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death44
Age at death from cemetery records45
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 27), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
151
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary VALLETT. Native of Leeds, England

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