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WALLACE, Leonard Hector Leslie

Service Number:	434
Enlisted:	19 April 1915, Place of Enlistment, Atherton, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Devenish, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Atherton, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Devenish State School, Devenish, Victoria , Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916
Cemetery:	London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval Plot 4.B.21, London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malanda Eacham Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

19 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 434, 26th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Atherton, Queensland.
24 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 434, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
24 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 434, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
3 Jun 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 434, 26th Infantry Battalion, Gun Shot Wound to the thigh
8 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion, Corporal, Temporary.
9 Sep 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 434, 26th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in France
7 Oct 1916:	Promoted Lance Sergeant, 26th Infantry Battalion
14 Nov 1916:	Involvement 434, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 434 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-14
18 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 26th Infantry Battalion, Reported Missing

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