Regimental number | 9 |
Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland |
Other Names | DESCHAMPS, Wallace Victor |
School | Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farrier |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ida Frances Deschamp, 88 Albert Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Divisional Engineers Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Engineers |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Cairo |
Age at death | 34.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 183), Egypt. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Victori and Rose DESCHAMPS |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Died of disease, Cairo, 23 March 1915 (cancer). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DESCHAMP Wallace Victor |