Early Life
He was born on 10 June 1891 at Alton, Ontario, the son of James and Rachel Algie who resided at 1155 King Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Wallace was brought up by his parents in the Presbyterian faith. He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada. Prior to April 1916 he served as a lieutenant for 2 months in The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and 4 months in the 40th Regiment. On 19 April 1916, Wallace signed an Officers' Declaration Paper to serve in the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force.
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