William David Hortle WALLACE

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WALLACE, William David Hortle

Service Number:	3009
Enlisted:	31 May 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Natimuk near Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Kooroongarra, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Provisional School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 April 1918
Cemetery:	La Neuville Communal Cemetery Row C, Grave 9,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Millmerran War Memorial, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial)

World War 1 Service

31 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba, Queensland
27 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 52nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William David Hortle WALLACE was born in Natimuk near Horsham, Victoria in 1884

His parents were James WALLACE & Margaret REDDIE

He enlisted in Toowoomba, Queensland on 31st May, 1916 and embarked with the 52nd Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements on the ship Marathon from Brisbane on 27th October, 1916

William died of wounds received in Action on 14th April, 1918

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Two of his brothers also served in WW1

1. Daniel Thomas WALLACE (SN 787) Killed in Action on 29th September, 1918

2. Ninian Renton WALLACE (SN 2515) Returned to Australia in 1919

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