James Angus WALLACE

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WALLACE, James Angus

Service Numbers:	4334, 4534
Enlisted:	11 October 1915, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hughenden, Queensland, Australia, 19 July 1892
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Mareeba State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Grave No. III.J.38.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mareeba War Memorial, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

11 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Townsville, Queensland
30 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4334, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
30 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4334, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Brisbane
2 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4534, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4534 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-02

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Biography

James Angus Wallace came from a large and loving family, his parents Charles and Minnie Wallace immigrated from scotland in 1884 and settled in North Queensland.

His father worked for the Queensland Railway and when James finished school worked the railways also.

He attended the Mareeba State School and because of this the town of Mareeba named a street in his honour on the 19 april 1990.

The street was called Wallace Drive, Mareeba.

"Wounded for the Fourth Time.

Mrs. A.. M. Wallace, of Abbott Street, has received word from the Base Records, Melbourne, to the effect that her son, No. 4534, Private J. A. Wallace, 26th Battalion, has been reported wounded for the fourth time." - from the Cairns Post 30 Sep 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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