Regimental number | 5477 |
Place of birth | Kirby's Meadow, Sutton Forest, New South Wales |
School | Convent School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Night officer Railways |
Address | Wingello, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J.M. Wallace, Binalong, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was a Signaller in 53rd Battalion. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Area P, Plot XI, Row D, Grave 5b), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Murray and Ellen Jane WALLACE. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2756 Pte Arthur Richard WALLACE, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 June 1919; Cousin: 243 Pte Harold HAHN, 18th Bn, died of wounds, 23 June 1916; Uncle: 301 Corporal Stanley Murray WALLACE, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |