Starkey, Valentine Montgomery

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Starkey, Valentine Montgomery

Service Service Number Number 1494 6086 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 8th May 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Bullecourt, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

Starkey, Valentine Montgomery

SERVICE NO

6086

UNIT

4th Battalion 19th Reinfs

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

21 yrs 9 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Mangrove Creek, Hawkesbury River, NSW

ADDRESS

Mangs, Hawkesbury River

OCCUPATION

Surveyor’s Chainman/ Orchardist

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

28 Jan 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Joseph Starkey, Mangrove Creek, Hawkesbury River

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’8”.Weight133lbs. Chest-32-34½”.

Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

22 Aug 1916 Sydney per A18 “Wiltshire”

DISEMBARKED

12 Oct 1916 Plymouth

NOTES

Signed enlistment papers with his mark/

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

15 Oct 1916-Adm Hosp.- Scabies- Estaples

DIED

8 May 1917-Bullecourt

BURIED

Not stated

MEDALS

British War Medal-45714, Victory Medal-45191. Memorial Plaque & Scroll324539.

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DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Beneficiary;- Sister Agnes Amy Elliott/ Executor Brother-in-law D’arcy Cecil St. George Elliott.

Sister;- Mrs Amy Elliott, Jersey St., Hornsby, NSW/ D C Elliott, Jersey St., Hornsby, NSW/

Sc Ancestry.com DOB 14 Mar 1894 reg Gosford parents Joseph Starkey b1850 & Emma Green 1857-1901 NSW BDM Birth reg 1894-13778 Gosford parents Joseph & Emma

Gosford Times 9th May 1918 STARKEY – In sad but loving memory of our dear brother, Val, who was killed whilst fighting for King and Country at Bullecourt, France, May 8th, 1917.

We pictured his safe returning, We longed to clasp his hand; But God has postponed our meeting, Till we meet in a better land.

In a hero grave he’s sleeping.

Inserted by his loving brother and sister-in-law, Herb and Gladys.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8089029