Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project
George WALLACE
1882 - 1918 (35 years)
Has 12 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.-
Name George WALLACE Birth 21 Sep 1882 Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand 
[1, 2] Gender Male Education From 27 Feb 1888 to 23 Oct 1888 [3] Duvauchelle, Canterbury, New Zealand Occupation 07 Feb 1916 [2] Labourer, Tokomaru Bay Military Service From 07 Feb 1916 to 30 Mar 1918 [2] Private 17738, Wellington Regiment, NZ Expeditionary Force Death 30 Mar 1918 Somme, Hauts-de-France, France [2, 4] Cause: Killed in action Person ID I5845 NZ Genealogy Project | WALLACE Descendant Last Modified 23 Oct 2021
Father John Henry WALLACE, b. 1853, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 20 Aug 1932, Rongotea, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 79 years) Mother Ellen PAWSON, b. 27 Jul 1857, Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 18 Feb 1928, Rangiotu, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 70 years) Marriage 13 Jul 1878 Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand [1, 5] Family ID F1820 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 21 Sep 1882 - Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand 
Death - Cause: Killed in action - 30 Mar 1918 - Somme, Hauts-de-France, France = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S120] Doreen Corrick, Christchurch, NZ, The Wallace Family History, (October 1988).
- [S903] ARCHWAY - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand 2004), none.
- [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
School Admission, Progress, Withdrawal Registers - [S104] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/).
Name: WALLACE, GEORGE;Nationality: New Zealand; Rank: Private; Regiment: Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F.; Unit Text: 1st Bn.; Age: 35; Date of Death: 30/03/1918; Service No: 17738; Additional information: Son of John and Ellen Wallace, of Rangiotiu, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead; Grave/Memorial Reference: Special Memorial B. 5.; Cemetery: EUSTON ROAD CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS. - [S125] Papers Past - Wanganui Herald, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.
Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 3189, 27 July 1878, Page 2. MARRIAGE. Wallace - Pawson - On the 13th inst., at Akaroa, by the Registrar, John Henry Wallace, third son of the late Mr Arthur Wallace, of Wanganui, to Ellen, second daughter of Mr William Pawson, of the head of the Bay, Akaroa.
- [S120] Doreen Corrick, Christchurch, NZ, The Wallace Family History, (October 1988).
