Reginald James Wallace

Reginald James Wallace CMG OBE[3] (16 August 1919 – 10 December 2012) was a British civil servant. Wallace served as the last colonial Governor of the Gilbert Islands from 1978 to 12 July 1979.[4] The Gilbert Islands, which separated from the neighboring Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu) in 1975, became the independent nation of Kiribati on 12 July 1979.

Reginald James Wallace
Governor of the Gilbert Islands
In office
10 May 1978  12 July 1979
Preceded byJohn Hilary Smith
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Kiribati independence
Personal details
Born16 August 1919[1]
Coventry, West Midlands, England[2]
Died(2012-12-10)10 December 2012 (age 93)
Gibraltar, United Kingdom

Wallace died on 10 December 2012 at the age of 93.[3] He had been a resident of Gardiner's View, Gibraltar.[3]

References

  1. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  3. "Reginald James Wallace Obituary". Times of London. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. "December 2012". Rulers.org. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.


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