TWEEDIE, Wallace Arthur
| Service Number: | 451 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1914, E Company Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Malaria, Adelaide, South Australia, 24 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Plot 163, Row D, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Our Lady of Sorrows Great War Honour Boards, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 451, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), E Company Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 451, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 451, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 15 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 27 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant | |
| 10 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 451, 12th Infantry Brigade Headquarters , Discharged as medically unfit | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 451, 12th Infantry Brigade Headquarters , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 451 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Brigade awm_rank: S/Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wallace Arthur TWEEDIE was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1892
His parents were George Bertram TWEEDIE and Margaret HARRINGTON
He enlisted in Helena Vale, Western Australia on 13th October, 1914 and embarked with the 16th Infantry Battalion, E Company on the HMAT Ceramic from Melbourne on 22nd December, 1914
On 1st February 1918 he embarked per HT Balmoral Castle for return to Australia after developing malaria and disembarked on 23rd March, 1918
He was discharged on 10th May, 1918 as medically unfit
Wallace died from Illness on 24th August 1918 in Adelaide and is buried in the AIF Cemetery in West Terrace Adelaide
His funeral took place fomr his late residence, the Duke of York Hotel & he had a military bodyguard from Keswick Barracks which met the cortege - his coffin was draped with the Union Jack flag
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Lieutenant Leslie TWEEDIE (SN452) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918 - he was awarded a Meritorious Service Medal and the Military Cross
Leslie also served in WW2 (SN SX22487) with the Garrison Battalion and was discharged in 1945
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