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War Memorial
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Wallace was originally named Gorden Campbell but on a visit from Mrs Wallace wife of Wallace involved in captring Ned KELLY.  Mrs Wallace said tere needed to be more Wallaces in the family.  Wallace was then named Gordon Wllace CAMPBELL.   His father  had self funded two years at Scotch college toward being a minister.  Wallace was offered a secondary school place but the family were struggling financially, at that time and he needed to work.  He spent a year assisting the teacher then when he could legally leave-worked as a farm laborer.  His fater had studied Greek and latin and the home enviroment was in itself a place of learning- his mother had been a Craven in Heathcote-and had a prividged upbringing until her father George died before his parents.  Her Uncle John Robson led a delegation to ger an art Gallery there.  His father had an offer made to set up a large piggery concern at MILL PARK but the owner fell off his horse and died before it was signed.  The family moved to Mill park in a lesser position.  Wallace enlisted and sored high enough to be a navigator ( higher score than pilots).  He was sent to an allied air crew in England.  He served in a LANCASTER.  He went over twice in D day and his navigational skills meant the plane diverted from following  the rest of the flights and so got their american parachutists on target.  His pilot Gerry ( of Canada)had a high trust in him to follow his directions instead of obeying orders of following the leader.  The plane once ditched in the Irish sea but were rescued.  He also served in Burma.  He saved his money a bought a farm in GIPPSLAND.  The family managed te mountain ash on it and ran timbeer to Sydney in one of the first Comma trucks in Vivtoria where his family could live.  He became a Telecom instructor in Ballarat.  When he retired he became a PRESBYTERIAN Home Missioner.  He looked after Daylesford for some years then did releiving work in Northern Rivers (Yamba, MClean and Grafton).  He also immersed himself in family history publishing several books that are particarly valuable in the generations following-BOOKS on the Cravens;the Robsons; Donald MacDonald;  The Campbells of Wangoon (near Framlingham and Warnambool; D day; and the MacWilliams.