In Memory of Captain CLARENCE WALLACH M C 19th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F. who died age 28 on 22 April 1918 Son of Mary Wallach, of 31, Ocean St., Bondi, New South Wales, and the late Henry Wallach. Remembered with honour ETRETAT CHURCHYARD EXTENSION Clarence ‘Dos’ Wallach a secondrower in the 1906 fifteen would play 5 Tests against the All Blacks prior to the outbreak of World War One before losing his life on the battlefields of France in 1918 and was posthumously awarded the Military Cross
Wallach, Clarence (‘Doss’) MC played for Australia Internationals: 5: 1913 NZ- NZ+ ; 1914 NZ- NZ- NZ- Clarence Wallach was born in November 1890, son of Henry and Mary Wallach Played as a Lock/No 8 for: Sydney Grammar School, Eastern Suburbs, NSW Remarks: The heaviest and tallest member of the NSW team when he first played in 1913. He played for NSW 10 times. War service: Captain, 19th (New South Wales) Infantry Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, Australian Imperial Force; he enlisted on 7 May 1915. Recommended for a Military Cross as a Second Lieutenant: Who during this period 25th July/4th August at POZIERES displayed great coolness under fire and devotion to duty. His company held the front line trenches at POZIERS village. The village was under intense bombardment for 48 hours on the 26th/27th July. The OC Company, Captain Heritage, was killed, and all the other Officers were wounded, and the casualties among other ranks were exceedingly severe. Lt Wallach continued in command of his Company and his conduct and example had an encouraging effect on his men. This officer did consistent good work as Scout Officer in the Bois Grenier district especially in connection with the successful raid on the enemy’s trenches on the night of 25th/26th June 1916. MC Gazetted on 26 September 1916: “For conspicuous gallantry during operations. Under a very heavy bombardment which lasted forty-eight hours, after his company commander had been killed and the company had suffered severely, he took command and steadied the men by his fine example and cool courage.” He was killed in action on 22 April 1918 in France, and is buried in Etretat Churchyard Extension, Seine-Maritime, France [Grave II. D. 1.].
* Australian Roll of Honour says "Dos" died of wounds http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/roll_of_honour/person.asp?p=514445 http://cas.awm.gov.au/PROD/cst.acct...=BOTTOM&bvers=5&bplatform=Netscape&bos=MacPPC
