Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 02/01/1942
- Date of Discharge
- 09/02/1942
- Place of Enlistment
- Paddington NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 26/10/1911
- Place of Birth
- Goulburn NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Ainslie ACT
- Occupation
- Ganger
- Next of Kin
- Edith Wallace (wife), Ainslie ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- NX81554
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- Special Remd Wing
Notes
Though born in Goulburn, Wallace lived in Tharwa as a boy. He left home as a 13 year old to live with his grandmother at Royalla before getting a job at the Government Printing Office in Kingston in 1928. He later worked as a ganger with the Department of Works and married Edith Foster at the Registry Office at West Block.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
The Canberra Times - 13 June 1989