WALLIS, Alfred
| Service Numbers: | 715, 715A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Ballidu, Wongan-Ballidu, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, United Kingdom, 7 May 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballidu War Memorial, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 715, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 715, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
| 7 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 715A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 715A awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 7th May…… Alfred Wallis was born at Fremantle, Western Australia in 1893.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 13th March, 1916 as a 21 year old, single, Farm Hand from Ballidu Siding, via Wongan Hills, Western Australia.
On 3rd May, 1916 Private Alfred Wallis was admitted to Clearing Hospital at Black Boy Hill, Western Australia with Measles & was discharged on 12th May, 1916.
Private Alfred Wallis, Service number 715, embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on HMAT Suevic (A29) on 6th June, 1916 with the 44th Infantry Battalion “D” Company. He was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 21st June, 1916 with Bronchial Cattarrh. He was discharged from Ship’s Hospital on 25th June, 1916 but was re-admitted on 30th June, 1916. He was discharged on 11th July, 1916. Private Wallis disembarked at Plymouth, England on 21st July, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was transferred to 51st Battalion on 9th September, 1916 & embarked from England on Princess Henrietta on 2nd November, 1916 to reinforce 51st Battalion. Private Wallis was marched in to 4th A.D.B.D. at Etaples, France on 3rd November, 1916 from 13th Training Battalion in England. He was taken on strength of 51st Battalion in France on 17th November, 1916 from Reinforcements.
Private Alfred Wallis had the letter “A” added to his Regimental Number on 9th January, 1917. (This usually occurred due to a duplication of regiment numbers)
On 27th April, 1917 Private Wallis reported sick. He was admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance on 27th April, 1917 with “Gas Diptheria.” Private Wallis was admitted to 2/1 S.M. Casualty Clearing Station on 27th April, 1917. He was transferred to 2nd Stationary Hospital at Abbeville on 12th May, 1917 then transferred on 14th May, 1917 to 5th Convalescent Depot at Cayeux. Private Wallis was discharged to Base Depot on 4th June, 1917 & was marched in to 4th A.D.B.D at Havre, France on 5th June, 1917. He proceeded to join his Unit from 4th A.D.B.D. on 15th June, 1917 & rejoined 51st Battalion in the Field on 21st June, 1917.
He was on Leave to England from 29th September, 1917 & rejoined from Leave on 12th October, 1917.
On 29th December, 1917 Private Wallis reported sick. He was admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance on 29th December, 1917 with Influenza. Private Wallis was transferred to C.R.S. on 29th December, 1917 then transferred to “64 W. Lanes” on the same day – NYD Pyrexia (fever). He was discharged to duty on 5th January, 1918 then admitted to 41st Stationary Hospital on 15th January, 1918 with P.U.O. (Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin). Private Wallis was discharged to his Unit on 28th January, 1918 & rejoined 51st Battalion in the Field on 5th February, 1918.
Private Alfred Wallis was wounded in action on 5th April, 1918. He was admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance on 5th April, 1918 with “H.E. to arms & left leg”. Private Wallis was transferred to 29th Casualty Clearing Station on 5th April, 1918 then transferred & admitted to 7th Canadian General Hospital at Etaples, France on 8th April, 1918. He embarked on Hospital Ship Ville de Liege for England on 12th April, 1918.
He was admitted to City of London Military Hospital, Clapton, London, England on 13th April, 1918 with shell wounds left arm & both legs (slight). He was transferred to No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England on 30th April, 1918 with Shrapnel wounds to Legs & left arm.
Private Alfred Wallis died at 4.30 am on 7th May, 1918 at No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England from multiple gunshot wounds, convulsions, heart failure & tetanus.
He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where around 360 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/tu---z.html
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