De Ruvigny Roll of Honour Vol. 1 page 8
Shields Gazette Thursday 10/06/1915
Annand Headstone Harton Cemetery
Wallace Moir Annand was born on a Tuesday, August 23rd 1887, at South Shields, the fourth son of Richard Cumming Annand and Margaret Annand (nee Young) of Harton Lea, South Shields. His father was Managing Director of the Northern Press and Engineering Co. Ltd who died at Ealing on the 27th March 1921, aged 69. He was described in the "Gazette" as a native of Nether Kinmund in the parish of Longside, six miles inland from Peterhead.
Wallace Moir Annand was educated at South Shields Boys' High School, being admitted 5th May 1896. Residing at 9 Challender Terrace West, Westoe, South Shields (place of residence - 1901 and 1891 census returns). He left school in July 1904 to go to Durham College of Science. He attended Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne where he studied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Engineering, and later became a Director of the Northern Press Company, having represented it in South Africa and at home for some years. He joined the Northumberland Fusiliers as a volunteer in 1904, and the R.N.V.R. (Tyneside Division) as Midshipman on 11th April 1907 and was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant shortly after.
On January 10th 1914 he married Dora (Bessie) Elizabeth Chapman, of Highfield, Harton, South Shields, the daughter of Henry Chapman, Seacroft, South Shields. She died 26th July 1935, aged 50. There is a family headstone in Harton Cemetery. They had one son, Richard Wallace, born November 5th 1914.
At the outbreak of War Wallace was promoted to rank of Lieutenant and attached to the Collingwood Battalion, Royal Naval Division at Crystal Palace. He was appointed Adjutant in December 1914, and gazetted as Lieutenant Commander on May 8th 1915, prior to leaving camp at Blandford.
Wallace was killed near Achi Baba, Gallipoli and was buried on the battlefield.
On June 4th (in the third battle Krithia), he was well in advance during the big attack, urging the men on, and was shot early in the engagement and about the same time as the C.O. His loss is irreparable. He was a man of infinite tact and strong personal character, which commanded respect from all his seniors and endeared him to all of inferior rank.
Wallace was the father of Captain Richard Wallace Annand, 2nd DLI. V.C. D.L. (5th November 1914 to the 24th December 2004) who was the first recipient of the V.C. in the British Army in WW2 (15/16th May 1940.)
Brothers: Sergeant later promoted to Lieutenant, James Annand (third son: born on 22nd November 1883) Canadian Highlanders gassed at Ypres, Robert Comyn Annand and William Fraser Annand, Allan Young Annand.
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
Sources: Mike Todd; Peter Hoy; James Pasby
Wallace Moir Annand is remembered in Newcastle on NUT063, NUT263, at Harton on H104.06, and at South Shields on S86.027, S86.086, S86.137 and in Durham in D47.151 page 3.
Universities at War
The Third Battle of Krithia
The CWGC entry for Lieutenant Commander Annand