WALLACE, Eric Easton
(Service number 41458)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 1 December 1892 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | P. and T. Department, Featherston Camp | ||
| Occupation | Telegraph clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Janet WALLACE (wife), care of W. Dickson, King Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 28th Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Signal Section | ||
| Date | 26 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
1919
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 October 1970 | Age | 77 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Eric Easton Graham Wallace was the fourth son of Frederick Lawrence and Emma (néé Cooper) Wallace. He was educated at Waimaraitai School. Eric married Janet Dickson in 1916. He was awarded the Military Medal in 1919. His brothers, Fred and Douglas both served in World War I, and Henry Burton also enlisted.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 May 2018]; Timaru Herald, 30 April 1919 (Papers Past) [21 May 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [28 May 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [29 May 2018]; Ruru Cemetery headstone transcription [25 May 2018]
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