Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Allan Stuart Wallace
Allan Stuart Wallace's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Allan Stuart Wallace
Service number: 1117
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: WALLACE, Tpr. Allan Stuart, 1117. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 21. Son of Thomas Halliday Wallace and Mary Wilson Wallace, of Pine Street, North Ipswich, Queensland. Native of Maryborough, Queensland. B. 56.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Allan Stuart Wallace from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1117 |
| Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland |
| School | Albert Street State School, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Eileen-street, Booval, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Halliday Wallace, Eileen-street, Vooval, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | 18 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 August 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave 56), Palestine. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Halliday and Mary Wilson WALLACE. |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Allan Stuart Wallace
