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WALLACE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1308 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caralulup, Victoria, Australia, 19 March 1876 |
| Home Town: | Caralulup, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Caralulup State School No.974 |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver, Motor Driver, Waiter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1 September 1969, aged 93 years |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Interred with wife Rose Mary Wallace (nee Collard), Church of England 4, Section W, Grave 165 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1308, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1308, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 14 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1308, 8th Australian Infantry Brigade, Stationed at No.2 Command Depot Monte Video, he was classified as Class C1 - Permanently unfit for general service; fit for home service. | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1308, 8th Australian Infantry Brigade, Invalided home with muscular rheumatism, per Hospital Ship A35 Berrima, disembarked Melbourne 30 December, 1917. | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1308, 29th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit, rheumatism. Awarded the 1914/1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals. |
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