Valentine Claude FLOREY

Regimental number10/1152
Date of birth14 February 1890
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway lifter
AddressFirst Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.6
Height5' 8"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFrederick John P Florey, Kingsland, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Volunteers; unit disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date3 September 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankQuartermaster Sergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateReturned to New Zealand 9 June 1915
Discharge date5 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; discharged (medically unfit, wounded: gun shot wound, left shoulder), 5 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death29 August 1959 Rotorua
Age at death69
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003608