WALLACE, Allan Stuart
| Service Number: | 1117 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Albert State School |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, Belgium, 31 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery Beersheba War Cemetery, Beersheba, Israel, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Booval War Memorial, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1117, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1117, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1117, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1117, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1117 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Letters from the Front
Mr. Wallace, South Ipswich, has received a letter from his son, Trooper A. S. Wallace, in which he says:—
"Have not been able to send any letters for the last month, as we could not get them posted. Have had a few fights since I wrote last. One was at Maghdaba before Christmas, and the other was near Rulla. We won both times, but at the last place we lost a lot of men. In my troop, out of 33 attacking there were seven wounded and one killed. The one killed was my section leader, and he was a very fine fellow. He came over with me, and we have been in the same section all along. His name was Lance-Corpl. Angus. The Turks had a lovely position, and we had to advance across open country, as flat as a table, in the middle of the day. The only marvel is that they did not get the lot of us. The Turks will not face the bayonet. They keep on firing until we get right up on to the trench, then up goes the white flag. I received a parcel from Scotland, and one from Miss Hilda Doidge, North Ipswich. I will write to them all as soon as I get time." - from the Queensland Times 03 Mar 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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