Regimental number | 3800 |
Place of birth | Wandiligong, Victoria |
School | Caulfield Grammar School, Victoria |
Other training | Served in the South African War Distinguished Service Merit. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Hotel keeper |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Agnes Duncan, Lilydale, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Lost his life after battle on 26th September 1917 in returning to rescue a wounded officer. (details from wife) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Westhoek, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Wallace and Margaret DUNCAN, husband of Agnes M. DUNCAN, 13 Erica Avenue East, Malvern, Victoria. Born at Wandiligong, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |