| Regimental number | 3009 |
| Place of birth | Natimuk, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Kooroongarra, Millmerran, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Wallace, Kooroongarra, Millmerran, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 52nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/69/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Corbie, France |
| Age at death | 34 |
| Place of burial | La Neuville Communal Cemetery (Row C, Grave 9), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Margaret WALLACE |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 787 Corporal Daniel Thomas WALLACE, 41st Bn, killed in action, 29 September 1918; 2515 Pte Ninian Renton WALLACE, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 10 June 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 27 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched in to 13th Training Bn, Codford, 10 January 1917. Found guilty, 5 February 1917, of overstaying leave from 1 am, 3 February, till 2 pm, 4 February 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Admitted to Group Hospital, 13 March 1917; marched in to 13th Training Bn from hospital, 31 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 June 1917; taken on strength, 52nd Bn, in the field, 4 July 1917. Admitted to 2nd Casualty Clearing station, 21 September 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 22 September 1917; to England, 18 October 1917, and admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, Newport, 19 October 1917 (trench fever); discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 14 November 1917. Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 14 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 12 April 1918. Died of wounds, 14 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WALLACE William David Hortle |
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