| Regimental number | 3174 |
| Place of birth | Farleigh Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Address | Mackay, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Duncan, Farleigh, Mackay, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Mackay, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 49th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2657 Pte George Joseph GARNER, 2nd Division Traffic Control, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919; 2658 Pte Leonard Victor GARNER, 2nd Division Traffic Control, returned to Australia, 13 July 1919; Brother-in-law: 3194 Pte John William HOLLIDAY, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 22 December 1916; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 11 January 1917; discharged from ship's hospital, 16 January 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 3 March 1917; marched in to 4th Training Bn, Codford, 4 March 1917. Marched out to Australian Army Medical Corps Details, 19 May 1917. Attached for duty to Convalescent Training Company, and marched out to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 29 May 1917. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 13 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Sydney', 22 September 1919 (Nursing Staff); disembarked Melbourne, 12 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 30 December 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GARNER Valentine Horace |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
