WALLACE, Beattie George
| Service Numbers: | SX11672, S28830 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1941, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Australian Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Smoky Bay, SA, 22 January 1918 |
| Home Town: | Frewville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Yaninee Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
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World War 2 Service
| 6 Mar 1941: | Involvement Sapper, SX11672 | |
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| 6 Mar 1941: | Involvement Sapper, S28830 | |
| 6 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 6 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX11672 | |
| 2 Apr 1946: | Discharged | |
| 2 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX11672, 2nd/4th Australian Commando Squadron |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mrs Christina Pauline and the late Mr Andrew George WALLACE of 163 Glen Osmond Road, Frewville, SA. Educated at Yaninee, Eyre Peninsula, he played football and cricket and in civilian life was a farmer. He joined the AMF in April 1939 and was sent to Woodside as a transport driver and then as a switchboard operator at Keswick. He enlisted in the AIF in March 1941, trained at Bongilla and left for Victoria with the R.A. Engineers in October 1941. Bettie was one of the few South Australians to be sent away as a fitter with the Commandos. Quiet and well liked, he was a good shot and mechanically minded.
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