| Regimental number | 8/3805 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, John Valentine, Painter, Bluff |
| Rank on embarkation | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked, 8 January 1916. Returned from hospital to 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 14 May 1916. Attached to No 1 Australian Tunnel Company, 30 May 1916. Promoted Lieutenant, 8 July 1916. Detached from No 1 Australian Tunnel Company and attached to No 2 Australian Tunnel Company; 15 July 1916. Slightly wounded and remained with unit, 14 September 1916. Embarked at Rouen for England on board HS 'Asturias', 17 September 1916; admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 19 September 1916. Admitted No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 25 November 1916 (appendicitis). Posted to leave, 5 January 1917. Found to be unfit for service for 3 months, 12 February 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board RMS 'Ionic', 14 February 1917; discharged from NZEF and posted to 8th Southland Regiment, 17 May 1917. Total war service: 1 year 256 days (of which 1 year 92 days was abroad). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 39 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 27 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |