Harold Wallace was a shepherd when he joined the Army. He was with the 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment when it assaulted German positions in the Battle of Passchendaele in October, 1917. After heavy fighting on October 4 the Battalion had a relatively quiet day on the 5th. It was on that day that he was killed. A Court of Enquiry found that his death took place on that day but, unfortunately, details of that C of E are not part of his Army record.
ROLL OF HONOUR.
WALLACE. Killed in action, Somewhere in France. Harold John the beloved eldest son of Geo. J. and E. E. Wallace. Butler Street, Timaru; aged 20 years. -Timaru Herald, 14/11/1917.
Timaru Cemetery.
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