| Regimental number | 4274 |
| Place of birth | Oberon, New South Wales |
| School | Fort Street Model Public School,Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Chief steward |
| Address | New South Head Road, Edgecliffe, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 188 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs N Ogilvie, New South Head Road, Edgecliffe, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4274A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas James and Jane Annabel MOORE |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to 54th Bn from 1st Training Bn, Zeitoun 16 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916. Note, Red Cross File No 1810805: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 4882 Sergeant Major F.C.R. SMALL, B Company, 54th Bn, 22 January 1917: 'He was badly shot up at Fleurbaix on the night of July 19th., by my side. A piece of high explosive hit him in the head and he died almost immediately. I saw his dead body afterwards.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MOORE Valentine Harden
Red Cross file 1810805 |
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