WALLIS, Charles William
| Service Number: | 2242 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, 2nd Infantry AIR |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers Queensland, Australia, May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill hand |
| Died: | Shell Fire, Belgium, 21 December 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 17), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2242, 25th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry AIR | |
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| 18 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2242, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2242, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Brisbane | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), Bullecourt 6/7th May 1917, gallantry in bombing attack on the Hindenburg line. Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 | |
| 21 Dec 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2242, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2242 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-12-21 | |
| 2 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal and bar, Menin Road, At HOOGE, FRANCE on 20th September, 1917, during the advance through GLENCORSE and POLYGONVELDE WOODS, Cpl. WALLIS showed conspicuous gallantry and marked devotion to duty throughout the operation. He showed great coolness and marked courage under intense artillery and machine gun fire. He gave valuable assistance during the consolidation and carried out important patrols into the enemy lines. His splendid leadership inspired with confidence all men under his charge.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 66 Date: 2 May 1918 |
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From Regimental Books - Australian Military History
2242 Corporal Charles William Wallis MM and Bar, 9th Battalion, of Charters Towers, Qld.
A mill hand prior to enlisting in August 1915, Charles Wallis embarked from Brisbane with the 25th Battalion, 4th Reinforcements, on board HMAT Armadale (A26) on 18 September 1915.
He was transferred to the 9th Battalion in Egypt in February 1916. In November he was appointed Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) and in July 1917 he was promoted to Corporal (Cpl). Cpl Wallis was awarded the Military Medal (MM), in September, and Bar, in November, for "..conspicuous gallantry and marked devotion to duty..." during operations at Hooge, France. Cpl Wallis MM and Bar was killed in action on 21 December 1917 at Messines, France. He was 26 years of age.
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