| Regimental number | 2224 |
| Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Cororooke via Colac, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 0" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Wallace, Cororooke via Colac, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Colac Cemetery, Victoria. Photo: Ian Marr |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 25th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 10 January 1916. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, Ismailia, 10 February 1916, and discharged same day (no further details recorded). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19 March 1916. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 19 March 1916 (pneumonia); transferred to Moussat Indian Stationary Hospital 20 March 1916 ('dangerously ill); transferred to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Marseilles; listed as 'still dangerously ill', 17 April 1916. Listed as 'now convalescent', 1 May 1916. Transferred to No 2 British Hospital, 7 June 1916, and transferred same day to hospital ship; to England, and admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 15 June 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board Ht 'Euripides', 24 June 1916 (chronic pneumonia); disembarked Melbourne, 8 August 1916; discharged (medically unfit), 5 November 1916. Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 41 |
| Place of burial | Atherton Cemetery, Queensland |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WALLACE Leslie John |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
