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'''Kenneth James Valentine''' was was born in [[Newport]] in the [[year]] [[1921]]. From the [[age]] of 15, he worked as a [[carpenter]] until [[1941]], when he joined the [[Royal Dragoon Guards]]. As part of the [[Twenty Seventh Armoured Brigade]] he served during [[Operation Overlord]], also known as [[D-Day]], taking part in the [[Normandy landings]] on [[Sword Beach]] where he was injured. As a result, he was shipped back to [[Britain]] where he spent the remainder of the [[Second World War]] convalescing. In [[1947]], he joined the [[Cardiff Borough Police]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Trace Memory (novel)|Trace Memory]]'') | '''Kenneth James Valentine''' was was born in [[Newport]] in the [[year]] [[1921]]. From the [[age]] of 15, he worked as a [[carpenter]] until [[1941]], when he joined the [[Royal Dragoon Guards]]. As part of the [[Twenty Seventh Armoured Brigade]] he served during [[Operation Overlord]], also known as [[D-Day]], taking part in the [[Normandy landings]] on [[Sword Beach]] where he was injured. As a result, he was shipped back to [[Britain]] where he spent the remainder of the [[Second World War]] convalescing. In [[1947]], he joined the [[Cardiff Borough Police]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Trace Memory (novel)|Trace Memory]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 20:27, 3 September 2020
Kenneth James Valentine was was born in Newport in the year 1921. From the age of 15, he worked as a carpenter until 1941, when he joined the Royal Dragoon Guards. As part of the Twenty Seventh Armoured Brigade he served during Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day, taking part in the Normandy landings on Sword Beach where he was injured. As a result, he was shipped back to Britain where he spent the remainder of the Second World War convalescing. In 1947, he joined the Cardiff Borough Police. (PROSE: Trace Memory)