Topic: John Bruce WALLACE

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NOK: Mr John Ellery & Mrs A Wallace (Parents), Trafalgar St, Levin

 

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John Bruce WALLACE


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