Military records for Wilfred Henry Valentine M.B. showed he was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corp, with Army No. 66452.
Valentine attained a B.A. from Cambridge in 1933 and became a Bachelor of Medicine thus prompting his role in the R.A.M.C.
In the Gazette of 19 Apr. 1945 Lt. Col Valentine M.B. was awarded the Order of the British Empire from the King in 'recognition of gallant & distinguished services in Italy'.
The pre-printed card (11cm x 7.5cm) by the Army Post Office, states ' Am coming Home, stop writing until you receive advice from me' CMF.90 signed by
W. H.Valentine with his Army No. 66452.
It was posted from Field Post Office 721 (British Military Postal Unit located in Northern Italy - Trieste and Udine) with double circle cancel. Date stamp 13 Oct 45 and received in Worcester with a receiving double circle cancel on 16th Oct. 45
Note: His Father Prof. Charles Wilfred Valentine (1879-1964) was an acclaimed British educationalist and psychologist.