Regimental number | 2837 |
Place of birth | Daylesford, Victoria |
School | State School, Daylesford, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Wallis, West Street, Daylesford, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 6), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth May WALLIS |
Family/military connections | Cousin: [7091] Lt Howard Courtney GIBBISON, 2nd Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Found guilty, 22 February 1916, of breaking out of camp at 1400 hours and remaining absent until 2100 hours: awarded 7 days' detention. Admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 2 March 1916 (septic leg). Proceeded to join 51st Bn from 7th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 3 March 1916. Taken on strength of 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 6 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2840809: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WALLIS Vincent
Red Cross file 2840809 |