Difference between revisions of "Stephen Hubert Christian (Hughie) Wallace"
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By 11 Jul 1918 Hughie was well enough to be transferred to the 3rd Division's Base Depot to await a recall to the 44th Battalion. With fit soldiers at a premium the call came quickly and he was back with the 44th Battalion near Foully where they were carrying out salvaging work. | By 11 Jul 1918 Hughie was well enough to be transferred to the 3rd Division's Base Depot to await a recall to the 44th Battalion. With fit soldiers at a premium the call came quickly and he was back with the 44th Battalion near Foully where they were carrying out salvaging work. | ||
| − | On 29 Sep 1918, the 44th Battalion was in action approaching the Hindenburg Line, and tasked with breaching it. However, as they approached the Malakoff Farm they were pinned down my machine gun fire from enemy troops not cleaned out by the preceding group. Clearing them, they pushed on to the vicinity of the of the Somme Canal Tunnel before being forced back and | + | On 29 Sep 1918, the 44th Battalion was in action approaching the Hindenburg Line, and tasked with breaching it. However, as they approached the Malakoff Farm they were pinned down my machine gun fire from enemy troops not cleaned out by the preceding group. Clearing them, they pushed on to the vicinity of the of the Somme Canal Tunnel before being forced back and then pinned down by well concealed and accurate enemy machine gun fire. |
Red Cross file: <blockquote>"He came from Western Australia. He was first wounded in the arm by Machine Gun fire at the Hindenburg Line near Bullecourt. He stood up to go to the Dressing Station, when he was hit again in the eye and killed outright. I do not know if his body was buried." '''Wilkinson A. H. Pte 2909''' | Red Cross file: <blockquote>"He came from Western Australia. He was first wounded in the arm by Machine Gun fire at the Hindenburg Line near Bullecourt. He stood up to go to the Dressing Station, when he was hit again in the eye and killed outright. I do not know if his body was buried." '''Wilkinson A. H. Pte 2909''' | ||
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"I saw him killed by a Machine Gun bullet at the Hindenburg Line. He was killed on the spot and buried close to where he fell. I cannot say if a cross was put up. He was a school teacher at Claremont, and was in the same Coy. He was a signaller." '''Salter G.F. LCpl 614'''</blockquote> | "I saw him killed by a Machine Gun bullet at the Hindenburg Line. He was killed on the spot and buried close to where he fell. I cannot say if a cross was put up. He was a school teacher at Claremont, and was in the same Coy. He was a signaller." '''Salter G.F. LCpl 614'''</blockquote> | ||
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| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Villers Bretonneux Memorial.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Villers Bretonneux Memorial 2015 photo L.Reynolds]] </li> | ||
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Wallace_Stephen_Hubert_memorial.jpg|thumb|none|400px|44th Battalion panel 2015 photo L.Reynolds]] </li> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 23:06, 21 August 2017
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | not known |
| Place of Birth | Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Death | 4 Jul 1918 |
| Place of Death | Bony, France |
| Age at Enlistment | 28 years, 2 months |
| Occupation | teacher |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Bryn-Avol, Mundijong, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Step Mother Mrs Elizabeth Mary Wallace |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 2722 |
| Date of Enlistment | 4 Sep 1916 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit/Formation | 44th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement to C Company / 11th Brigade, 3rd Division |
| Date of Embarkation | 29 Dec 1916 - 3 Mar 1917 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A34 Persic |
| Fate |
Wounded in Action 4 Jul 1918 Hamel Killed in Action 29 Sep 1918 Bony north of St Quentin. |
| Monument | Mundijong |
| Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Contents
Pre War
War Service
On arrival in England was sent to the 11th Training Battalion at Sutton Mandeville, where on 1 May 1917 he was appointed Lance Corporal, and qualified at Tidworth as an instructor at the SC Bombing School Lyndhurst.
Proceeded overseas to France through Southampton on 17 Sep 1917, reverting to the ranks on doing so. Taken on strength of the 44th Battalion at Poperinghe on 29 Sep 1917.
Wounded in action on 4 Jul 1918 at Hamel where the 44th Battalion's task was to take the second set of objectives, with the battalion splitting into two halves and moved around either side of the village. They continued on and 'mopped up' a small wood near the village and the trenches immediately to the east of the village, and this was where they met significant machine gun fire. Hughie's injury was a shell wound to his left thigh and after being attended to by the 13th Australian Field Ambulance, he was sent back to the 47th Casualty Clearing Station. By the next day (5 Jul 1918) Hughie was admitted to the 12th General Hospital in Rouen. A day later he was moved on again, this time to the 2nd Convalescent Depot.
By 11 Jul 1918 Hughie was well enough to be transferred to the 3rd Division's Base Depot to await a recall to the 44th Battalion. With fit soldiers at a premium the call came quickly and he was back with the 44th Battalion near Foully where they were carrying out salvaging work.
On 29 Sep 1918, the 44th Battalion was in action approaching the Hindenburg Line, and tasked with breaching it. However, as they approached the Malakoff Farm they were pinned down my machine gun fire from enemy troops not cleaned out by the preceding group. Clearing them, they pushed on to the vicinity of the of the Somme Canal Tunnel before being forced back and then pinned down by well concealed and accurate enemy machine gun fire.
"He came from Western Australia. He was first wounded in the arm by Machine Gun fire at the Hindenburg Line near Bullecourt. He stood up to go to the Dressing Station, when he was hit again in the eye and killed outright. I do not know if his body was buried." Wilkinson A. H. Pte 2909"I saw him killed by a Machine Gun bullet at the Hindenburg Line. He was killed on the spot and buried close to where he fell. I cannot say if a cross was put up. He was a school teacher at Claremont, and was in the same Coy. He was a signaller." Salter G.F. LCpl 614
Notes