Wallach brothers

They both saw action at Gallipoli, were promoted on the Western Front as Captains, were both recipients of the Military Cross and each fell within a week of each other in France in fighting at the time of the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux.

Clarence Wallach MC was an Australian representative rugby union forward and decorated World War I military officer.

[5] Clarrie suffering from a compound fracture of his left leg, had gangrene set in and doctors amputated the limb.

[7] Neville Wallach (1897–1918) MC was also a grade rugby player with the Eastern Suburbs RUFC and an active member of the Bondi Surf Bather's Life Saving Club.

Wallach was enlisted to a force of reinforcements for the 13th and left Sydney on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915.

[8] Along with the rest of the 4th Brigade, under the command of then Colonel John Monash, the 13th Battalion took part in the Landing at Anzac Cove, arriving late on 25 April 1915.

He was twice wounded, was mentioned in despatches, promoted to Captain at age 21 and in April 1917 was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the 4th Division's assault on the Hindenburg Line in the First Battle of Bullecourt.

[8] The citation noted: He was a Platoon Commander in the attack on the Hindenburg Line near Bullecourt on 11 April 1917 and though he received a bullet through his thigh within one minute of zero, he led his men over 1200 yards of ground swept by shell and machine gun fire.......Captain Wallace is a very capable officer and bears a high reputation for bravery.