HEARNE, Wallace
| Service Number: | N394040 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 December 1916, Spent 2 years in Egypt and a number of times being hospitalised for malaria. He arrived home on 28th August 1919 and demobilised from the A.I.F. on 31st October, 1919. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bigga, New South Wales, Australia, 25 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bigga, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Memundie School, Binda, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool Classer |
| Died: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 17 July 1955, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1916: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Post WW1), N394040, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Spent 2 years in Egypt and a number of times being hospitalised for malaria. He arrived home on 28th August 1919 and demobilised from the A.I.F. on 31st October, 1919. |
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World War 2 Service
| 14 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N394040 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michelle Leihn
Wallace Hearne and his brother James Hearne both serving in the 12th Light Horse Regiment. This regiment took part in the history-charging of the Light Horse on October 31, 1917. This charge of the light horse is considered the last great cavalry charge in history, same say the greatest of all time. They proudly rode to this great victory on the marvellous Australian bred Waler horses.
Wallace was born at his families property "Salisbury" Bigga, NSW Australia.
Received Wool Classing Certificate
Occ: Grazier/Wool Classer/Fire Captain/ Vice Pres & Sec. - Bigga RSL Club.
WWII - Voluntary Defence Corp
Married Dorothy May Jeffress - 1934
Fire Captain - Bigga Bushfire Brigade - Bigga NSW
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