Other Information:Wallace enlisted on 12th October 1908. He was 22 years old at the time. When war broke out he was stationed in Cosham, and was mobilized to serve with No 1 Clearing Hospital. He entered the war in France on 27th October 1914. On 5th November 1914 he joined the 2nd Field Ambulance, in the field, and was serving with them when Capt W J E Bell, who was in command of the bearer Div during the operations commencing 9th May 1915, stated that on 21st May 1915 two Bearer subdivisions proceeded to Beuvry in relief of the bearers of No 3 Field Ambulance but Beuvry was heavily shelled in the evening, and after 10 p.m. one shell struck the school that was being used as a dressing station; there were no wounded in the dressing station at the time but one member of the RAMC was killed and five were wounded. Wallace was one of the wounded, receiving a shell wound to his chest. He was admitted into No 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital for two days, then transferred to the Convalescent Depot in Boulogne. He remained there until 29th when he was transferred to No 1 Stationary Hospital in Rouen. When he was discharged on 23rd June, he returned again to the Convalescent Depot, where he remained until 20th July 1915, when he was posted to serve for the Indian Medical Services. Returning to the B.E.F. on 11th November 1915, Wallace was posted to serve with No 6 Casualty Clearing Station, and was still serving with them when he was demobilized on 27th June 1919, He was the sone of Francis Biggs of 19 Chelsea House, Bristol.
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