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WALLIS, Leslie William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 417 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 30 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wongan Hills, Wongan-Ballidu, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 June 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 17, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballidu War Memorial, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 417, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 417, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 417, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 2 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 417, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Gunshot wound to the chest | |
| 26 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From being wounded | |
| 6 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Transferred from the 48th Battalion to the 16th Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 417, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Diagnosed with Shell Shock and remained on duty |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Alice C. Wallis of Ballidu, WA; brother of Albert Victor Wallis who was killed in action on 3 May 1918 while serving with the 10th Light Horse and has no known grave
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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