Topic: John Bruce WALLACE
Topic type: Serviceman

NOK: Mr John Ellery & Mrs A Wallace (Parents), Trafalgar St, Levin
Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”

NOK: Mr John Ellery & Mrs A Wallace (Parents), Trafalgar St, Levin
Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”
| Date of birth: | 21 September 1916 |
| Date of death: | 15 July 1942 |
| Place of birth: | Levin, New Zealand |
| Awards: | 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; The War Medal 1939-45; The New Zealand War Service Medal |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Last known residence: | Oxford St, Levin |
| Cause of death: | Killed in action |
| Place of death: | Western Desert |
| Buried where: | El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt I.F.10 |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Fathers name: | John Ellery Wallace |
| Mothers name: | Annie (née Mason) |
| Siblings: | George Ellery |
| Theatres of war: | Middle East |
| Surname: | WALLACE |
| War memorial: | Levin RSA Memorial |
| Place enlisted: | Palmerston North |
| Christian names: | John Bruce |
| School: | Levin Primary; Levin District High School |
| Wars: | WW 11 |
| Service number: | 14718 |
| Date enlisted: | 31 July 1940 |
| Final rank: | Private |
| Regiment or service: | 18th Bn NZ Infantry |
| User reference: | 11.295 |
