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Born in London, on 22 June 1905, the only son of George Valentine Harding of Pangbourne, Berkshire, Valentine was educated at Rugby School (1919-1923) and only attended Corpus for 2 years (1925-27) not taking any Oxford University Exams. He then joined the Architectural Association School (1927-1931) and then became an Associate of Royal Institute of British Architects: he founded the Tecton Partnership, specialising in progressive concrete designs, in 1931 and was an original Member of the Mars Group. He married Cicely and in WW2 served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers 7th Field Coy in France and Belgium where he was killed in action on 27 May 1940 (aged 34).