Regimental number | 706 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Pinkivil Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 6' 0.75" |
Weight | 197 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Wallach, Pinkivil Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Represented Australia Rugby Union football in 1913 and 1914. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Etretat Churchyard Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 1)), Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Wallach, of 31, Ocean St., Bondi, New South Wales, and the late Henry Wallach |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. Under a very heavy bombardment, which lasted forty-eight hours, after his company commander had been killed and the company had suffered severely, he took command and steadied the men by his fine example and cool courage.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 184 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: Captain Neville Wallack MC, 13th Bn, killed in action, 1 May 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as WALLACK. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WALLACH Clarence |