Wallace Lloyd Algie

1889 - 1918  (29 years)

• Name	Wallace Lloyd Algie
  Born	10 Jun 1889	Alton Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _STAT	Never Married
  Residence	1901	Caledon Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1916	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	He's working as a banker and living at 75 Dewson St. when he signed up with the army in April of this year.
  Died	11 Oct 1918	Cambrai, France
  Buried	Niagara Cemetery, Iwuy, Nord, France
  Person ID	I1165	Brydon family tree
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Dr. James Algie,   b. 8 Apr 1858, Ayr, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1928, St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rachel Jago,   b. 10 Jun 1857, Lanteglos, Cornwall, England ,   d. 13 Dec 1917, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1880	Rockwood, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Albums		William Algie gallery (21) The house in Alton, Ontario. Some shots of William Algie's mill, Dr. James Algie, and Wallace Lloyd Algie.
  Family ID	F371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jun 1889 - Alton Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1901 - Caledon Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1916 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Oct 1918 - Cambrai, France Buried - - Niagara Cemetery, Iwuy, Nord, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Wallace Lloyd Algie Rushing forward with nine volunteers he shot the crew of an enemy machine-gun and then turned the gun on the enemy...

  
  

  Documents

  from Lt. W.L. Algie war record

  
  

  Headstones

  Algie Wallace Lloyd Algie

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Alton Park
  		Wallace Lloyd Algie description of the last battle
  		Dewson St. General view, not of a particular address. Wallace Lloyd Algie lived on this street in 1916.

  
  

  Places

  Cambrai, France

  
  

• Notes

  He enlisted as a private and rises to the rank of lieutenant. He was awarded a Victoria Cross for what he did in France on Oct. 11 1918. A Canadian govt website describes what was going on in "The Last Hundred Days"... http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/feature/hundreddays?filter=range&start=61 In telling of this attack, Colonel Rourke, the C. O. of the 20th, who is also a South African veteran, said: "It was the nerviest thing I have ever seen." In his words Lieut. Algie was "the man in front" at Cambria. His batman, Pte. Saunders, to whom he was deeply attached, was killed almost at the same instant as himself. Lieut. Algie's last spoken words to his men were, "Carry On." Wallace's medal is now part of the Lord Ashcroft VC collection which is planned to go display at the Imperial War Museum in London, England. http://www.lordashcroft.com/vccollection/index.html The legion building in Alton, Ontario bears his name.