WALLACE, Albert James
| Service Numbers: | 3657, V91565 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915, Enlisted without his parent's consent - increased his age by 2 years to enlist. Mother wrote requesting he be sent back to Australia because he was underage |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
| Born: | Mokoan, Victoria, Australia, 30 April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Violet Town, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Manager |
| Died: | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, 13 October 1968, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Shepparton Public Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3657, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted without his parent's consent - increased his age by 2 years to enlist. Mother wrote requesting he be sent back to Australia because he was underage | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3657, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3657, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 5th Division Artillery | |
| 28 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 3657, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, per Orontes | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 3657, 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jan 1941: | Enlisted V91565, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic), Private | |
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| 8 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V91565 | |
| 24 Jan 1942: | Discharged V91565, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic), Private |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Albert was the seventh of eight children of Thomas James Wallace (born in Melbourne, Victoria) and Celia Hannah Osborne (born in Morang, Victoira). Following their marriage in 1874, Thomas and Celia moved to Benalla in Victoria where they raised their family.
Albert was two years underage when he enlisted in the AIF in 1915, giving his occupation as Farm Manager. His mother wrote requesting he be sent home, but Albert constinued serving until his Discharge in 1919.
Albert returned to the Benalla District and worked at Violet Town, Gowangardie, Victoria as a Labourer until his marriage in 1923 in Melbourne, Victoria to Eveline Sarah Wall. Albert and Sarah lived in Violet Town, Gowangardie, Victoria where Albert worked as a Labourer. By 1931 the family was living in Shepparton, Victoria where Albert was a Poultry Farmer, and then an Orchardist.
In 1940 Albert enlisted in the ACMF as a Private (Service No: V91565) with 3 Australian Garrison Battalion until 1942. Albert and his family continued to live in Shepparton, Victoria where Albert farmed. He died in 1961
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