Canadian Virtual War Memorial

War Grave Register – E-13 War Grave Register, Library and Archives Canada

Paying respects – Private Bernard Frank Dunnett (b. 1889, Ipswich, England; d. 1955) of Cannington, Ontario, visits the grave of his fallen comrade Major Robert E. Wallace, also of Cannington, in 1936 during the Vimy Pilgrimage.

Cenotaph – The 15th Battalion Vimy cross memorial was erected and dedicated at Ecurie, France close to the site where the original wooden cross was erected on the battlefield near Nine Elms Cemetery on 10 April 1917. The memorial is a granite replica of that cross and bears the names of fifty-four of the battalion's fallen that were inscribed on the original including Major Wallace. Photograph was taken in September 2018 at the dedication ceremony and is submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project. Dileas Gu Brath

Cenotaph – Memorial to Major Wallace found on Wallace Family gravestone, Cannington Cemetery. Photo courtesy Rosemary Dennis

Photo of ROBERT EUGENE WALLACE – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping

Cap Badge – Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

Shoulder Patch – Shoulder patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

Grave marker – Gravemarker. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team DILEAS GU BRATH.

Grave Marker – Gravestone of Major RE Wallace. Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thelus.

Vimy Cross – The Vimy Cross was returned to the 48th Highlanders after the war by the CWGC and currently rests in a place of honour in their Regimental Museum. All the names of those 15th Battalion members killed during battle at Vimy Ridge remain clearly visible on the cross. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

Vimy Cross – Vimy Cross erected by the 15th Battalion following the 9 April 1917 battle at Vimy Ridge to commemorate those who fell during the engagement. Photo from the archives of the 48th Highlanders Museum, Toronto. Provided by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

Photo of ROBERT EUGENE WALLACE – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Document – Pt II Orders 15th Bn dated 17 April 1917 noting Major Wallace as KIA. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. DILEAS GU BRATH

War Memorial – War Memorial in Cannington, On. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

War Memorial – War Memorial in Cannington, On. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

War Memorial – War Memorial in Cannington, On. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

Inscription – Inscription (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

Cemetery – Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)