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2724056 Michael WALLACE, 3 Irish Guards

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    dbf Member

    PERSONAL INFORMATION
    Name: WALLACE, Michael
    DOB: 1922, 2nd Quarter
    Place of Birth: Limerick, Ireland
    Residence: Limerick, Ireland
    Parents: William Wallace and Christina Wallace, of Thomondgate, Limerick, Irish Republic.
    Photo:


    SERVICE
    Army/Personal Number: 2724056
    Rank: Guardsman
    Regiment/Battalion: Irish Guards, 3rd Battalion
    As at 01/09/1939:
    Enlisted:
    Soldier's Will: Find a will | GOV.UK - 2724056 WALLACE Michael 11 September 1944


    CASUALTY
    CWGC Link: Casualty Details
    CWGC Certificate:
    WALLACE_MICHAEL.jpg
    Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
    Date of Death: 11/09/1944
    Age at Death: 22
    Casualty Type: Killed in Action

    Cemetery: LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY
    Cemetery Plan:
    LEOPOLDSBURG PLAN.jpg
    Cemetery Photo:
    Grave Reference: I. D. 4.

    Headstone Photo:
    Screen Shot 2016-11-01 at 01.56.06.png
    Grave Registration:
    WALLACE M 1 doc1880142.JPG WALLACE M 2 doc5731734.JPG
    Grave Concentration:
    WALLACE M 3 doc1880266.JPG
    Headstone:
    WALLACE M 4.JPG
    Reburial Date: 22/02/1946
    Original Burial Place / Map Reference: KOMMEL BELGIUM GSGS 2541, 1/100,000, Sh. 5, 351955, by house in S.W. corner of Crds.
    Inscription:
    "In memory of
    My loving son Michael
    Of Limerick City, Ireland
    R.I.P."

    Army Casualty List (WO 417):
    2724056 Guardsman Wallace, M 1944 Irish Guards

    The Times Casualty List: published 1st March 1945:
    Killed - WALLACE, Guardsman M.
    The Times, Thursday, Mar 01, 1945.png


    MEDALS
    Campaign Medals: France & Germany Star
    Medal Roll Details:


    REFERENCES
    War Diaries:
    Irish Guards, 3rd Battalion, 1943 Jan - Dec | WW2Talk
    War Diary: 3rd Battalion IRISH GUARDS, Jan - Dec 1944

    Archive Files: WO 417
    Publications:
    Accounts:
    War Memorial:
    Newspaper:
    Websites:
    Irish Guards: Roll of Honour - WWII Open Resource Group
    LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY, BELGIUM
     
    Last edited: Oct 17, 2019
    dbf, Nov 1, 2016
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  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945

    Name:     Michael Wallace
    Given Initials: M
    Rank: Guardsman
    Death Date: 11 Sep 1944
    Number: 2724056
    Birth Place: Eire
    Residence: Eire
    Branch at Enlistment: Foot Guards
    Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
    Regiment at Death: Irish Guards
    Branch at Death: Foot Guards


    Casualty
    Guardsman WALLACE, MICHAEL
    Service Number 2724056
    Died 11/09/1944
    Aged 22
    3rd Bn. Irish Guards
    Son of William and Christina Wallace, of Thomondgate, Limerick, Irish Republic.
    INSCRIPTION: IN MEMORY OF MY LOVING SON MICHAEL OF LIMERICK CITY, IRELAND R.I.P.
    Buried at LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY
    Location: Limburg (Belgium), Belgium
    Cemetery/memorial reference: I. D. 4.
    See cemetery plan
     
    Last edited: Sep 10, 2019
    dbf, Nov 1, 2016
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