Regimental number | 787 |
Place of birth | Natimuk, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Wallace, Kooroongarra, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bony, near St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 36.11 |
Place of burial | Unicorn Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave 30), Vend'huile, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Margaret and James WALLACE. |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2515 Pte Ninian Renton WALLACE, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 10 June 1919; 3009 Pte William David Hortle WALLACE, 52nd Bn, died of wounds, 14 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 18 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 20 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 November 1916. Wounded in action, 11 February 1917 (gun shot wound, lower jaw); admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 12 February 1917, and transferred same day to 1st Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 26, 13 February 1917, and admitted to 13th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne; transferred to England, 25 February 1917, and admitted to Edmonton Military Hospital, London, 25 February 1917; transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 16 March 1917; discharged on furlough, 1 May 1917, to report to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Perham Downs, 16 May 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological hospital, Bulford, 23 May 1917; discharged, 10 July 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 49 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 August 1917; rejoined 41st Bn, in the field, 26 August 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 8 November 1917. On leave to England, 9 March 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 2 April 1918. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 27 May 1918. Promoted Corporal, 28 August 1918. Killed in action, 29 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |