Stanley Edward WALLACE

1891 - 1929  (37 years)

• Name	Stanley Edward WALLACE
  Birth	14 Nov 1891	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	From 1914 to 1922  [4]
  	Biolermaker, Hobart
  Death	01 Jan 1929	Bilgola Beach, Newport, New South Wales, Australia   [1, 5]
  	Cause: Acidentally Drowned
  Person ID	I15458	NZ Genealogy Project | WALLACE Descendant
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	James WALLACE,   b. 18 Feb 1857, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia d. 04 Aug 1911, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Amy Ann PURTON,   b. 08 Jun 1858, Exton, Tasmania, Australia d. 29 May 1943, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1880	Westbury, Tasmania, Australia   [1]
  Family ID	F5070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Louisa GRINDLEY,   b. 11 Jun 1890, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia d. 04 Jul 1972, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	01 Nov 1913	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   [1, 4, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Phyllis Doreen WALLACE,   b. 21 Jun 1914, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  Family ID	F5081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Nov 1891 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Marriage - 01 Nov 1913 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Death - Cause: Acidentally Drowned - 01 Jan 1929 - Bilgola Beach, Newport, New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  DROWNING REPORT MAN DROWNED. At Bilgola Beach. CAUGHT BY UNDERTOW. GALLANT RESCUE OF GIRL. Mr. Stanley Edward Wallace, aged 39 years, was drowned, and his daughter. Phyllis Wallace, aged 14 years, was rescued with great difficulty at Bilgola Beach, near Newport, late yesterday afternoon. Both had been carried some distance from the shore by the undertow. The father gallantly supported his daughter until she was rescued, and then collapsed. He was dead when brought ashore. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace and their daughter, who resided at Fuller's-road, Chatswood, were picnicking at Bilgola Beach In company with friends, and there was a large crowd of other people on the beach. Shortly after 5 o'clock Mr. Wallace and his daughter began to swim about near the shore. Suddenly the people on the beach heard a cry for help, and they saw Wallace and the girl being swept out to sea. The father was seen to catch hold of his daughter, and to make vain efforts to get free from the strong undertow. Attracted by the cry for help, Mr. Frank R. Purcell, of Spit-road, Mosman, dashed into the water. Although a powerful swimmer, he experienced extreme difficulty in making any headway on account of the undertow. When he eventually reached the swimmers, who were then about 100 yards from the shore, Wallace, who was exhausted, gasped: "Take the girl." Mr. Purcell caught hold of the girl and started towards the rocks at the end of the beach. A dozen or more men ran in that direction, and as Purcell came close to the rocks they joined hands, forming a "human rope," and, at an opportune moment, when the swimmers were caught by a large wave, the foremost man seized them, and they were assisted ashore. The girl was unconscious, and Purcell was exhausted. Both revived after treatment by a doctor and lifesavers. Meanwhile, efforts were being made io rescue Mr. Wallace. Two brothers named Jacobs, of Norton-street, Leichhardt, entered the water with a life-line from the rocks near where Purcell and the girl were assisted ashore, and swam towards Mr. Wallace, who was still floating, but slowly drifting seawards. They reached him after a desperate struggle, and, at a given signal, were hauled up to the rocks. Dr. Bruce and others endeavoured for three hours to revive Mr. Wallace, by means of artificial respiration, but without success. His body was then taken by the Manly District Ambulance to the Manly Cottage Hospital morgue. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 2 January 1929.

  
  

• Sources

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