WALLACE, George Leslie
| Service Number: | 1816 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1932, aged 35 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone A Presbyterian Section 05E Grave 563 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1816, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1816, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1816, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1816, 13th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW to foot and right arm. | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1816, 13th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD - due to wounding Gallipoli |
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From Rookwood Remembrance e book
George Leslie Wallace At the age of 18, George Leslie Wallace enlisted in the Armed Services on the 27th of January, 1915. He served in Gallipoli and on the 8th of August, 1915, his battalion took part in a costly and only partially successful attack on Hill 971. Later that month, they were involved in another attack, this time on Hill 60, during which they suffered heavy casualties. George was one of those wounded. He was shot three times, with one bullet going through the Rising Sun on his slouch hat, but luckily missing his head. He returned to Australia and was discharged on the 19th of August, 1916. He received the Victory Medal, the British War Medal and the 1914/15 Star Medal.
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