Lavan Ernest William (Crab) WALLACE

WALLACE, Lavan Ernest William

Service Number: 1456
Enlisted: 28 January 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Barraba, New South Wales, Australia , 10 April 1895
Home Town: Barraba, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bush worker
Died: Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 14 October 1971, aged 76 years
Cemetery: Barraba Cemetery, NSW
Memorials: Barraba Public School Great War Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

28 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1456, 33rd Infantry Battalion
4 May 1916: Involvement Private, 1456, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916: Embarked Private, 1456, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
25 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1456, 33rd Infantry Battalion

Laban Ernest William (CRAB) WALLACE

From Faye Threlfall, Australia and NZ in WWI

Laban Ernest William (CRAB) WALLACE's war ended today in 1918. He survived battles at Messines, Ypres, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Avre, Amiens, Albert, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line, St Quentin Canal. 1 of only 19 to survive of 1,023 he enlisted with.

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