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Robert Wallace

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Portraits of South African War service personnel. St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co.p. 47. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portraits of South African War service personnel. St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Wallace AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Bob AWMM
    • Bert AWMM
  • Service number
    19 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1877 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr R. Wallace, Berhampore, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Cape Colony AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    19 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa Blacksmith/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Wallace departed New Zealand with the 1 NZMR, in January 1900, suffering from a hernia. He was invalided from Cape town aboard the S.S. 'Wakanui' in August 1900. (Stowers, p.180)

    He opened a Blacksmith store in Wellington before moving to Piopio, near Te Kuiti, in 1906. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    27 April 1959 AWMM
    Age 82 AWMM
    AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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