Frederick Valentine Wallace

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wallace, of Huron St., East Gore, Southland.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

A drowning fatality occurred in the Mataura River at Gore at 6 p.m. on the 10th. Frederick Wallace (aged 20 years), accompanied by Joseph Murray, both on final leave from camp, were crossing the traffic bridge, when Wallace's hat was blown into tne river. Wallace proceeded down to the gravel beach to intercept it, waded in, was swept off his feet, and carried down the stream before assistance could be rendered.

OTAGO WITNESS, ISSUE 3314, 19 SEPTEMBER 1917, PAGE 18

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Casualty

Service Number:

58700

Name:

Frederick Valentine Wallace

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Training Unit

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

10 September 1917

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Gore Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Section 30. Block 2. Lot 84.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand