Wallace was born in Cheltenham and attended Cheltenham Central School. He became an office manager before volunteering to join the RAF in 1941, serving during World War II and rising to the rank of Sergeant.
Statant within a Chaplet of Turkey Oak Vert a lion in train aspect Gules Head Mane and Tail Tufts Or supporting the Shaft of a Spear Gules Headed Or pendent therefrom on a Crossbar by a Cord Azure and Or a Gonfalon of the Arms
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Or a Turkey Oak Tree eradicated Vert in base a Portcullis chained orle-wise Azure on a Chief of the last a Representation of Norwich Castle Argent masoned proper its Portal Or closed by a Portcullis Azure all between in the flanks two Roses Gules barbed and seeded stalked and leaved proper
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Dexter: a Horse Argent ; Sinister: a Lion Or Head and Mane Gules, each rampant on a Hillock of two Grassy Mounds the innermost higher than the other both within a Circular Wall proper masoned Or growing from the dexter Hillock between two Double roses Argent upon Gules an Oak Sprig proper fructed Or and from the sinister Hillock between two like Oak Sprigs another Double Rose Argent upon Gules all three roses barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper
george, wallace, baron, wallace, coslany, other, people, named, george, wallace, george, wallace, disambiguation, george, douglas, wallace, baron, wallace, coslany, april, 1906, november, 2003, british, labour, party, politician, right, honourablethe, lord, wa. For other people named George Wallace see George Wallace disambiguation George Douglas Wallace Baron Wallace of Coslany 18 April 1906 11 November 2003 was a British Labour Party politician The Right HonourableThe Lord Wallace of CoslanyMember of Parliamentfor Norwich NorthIn office 15 October 1964 8 February 1974Preceded byJohn PatonSucceeded byDavid EnnalsMember of Parliamentfor ChislehurstIn office 26 July 1945 3 February 1950Preceded byWaldron SmithersSucceeded byPatricia Hornsby SmithPersonal detailsBornGeorge Douglas Wallace 1906 04 18 18 April 1906Cheltenham EnglandDied11 November 2003 2003 11 11 aged 97 Sidcup Kent EnglandPolitical partyLabourOccupationPoliticianWallace was born in Cheltenham and attended Cheltenham Central School He became an office manager before volunteering to join the RAF in 1941 serving during World War II and rising to the rank of Sergeant He was elected as the Member of Parliament MP for Chislehurst in 1945 general election In 1950 Wallace lost to Conservative Dame Patricia Hornsby Smith by 167 votes It was 14 years later in 1964 before he returned to Parliament representing Norwich North He retired from the House of Commons at the February 1974 election and became a life peer as Baron Wallace of Coslany of Coslany in the City of Norwich on 17 January 1975 1 Wallace served as a Lord in waiting from 1977 to 1979 and was a member of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission from 1970 to 1986 Contents 1 Arms 2 Footnotes 3 References 4 External linksArms editCoat of arms of George Wallace Baron Wallace of Coslany Coronet A Coronet of a Baron Crest Statant within a Chaplet of Turkey Oak Vert a lion in train aspect Gules Head Mane and Tail Tufts Or supporting the Shaft of a Spear Gules Headed Or pendent therefrom on a Crossbar by a Cord Azure and Or a Gonfalon of the Arms Escutcheon Or a Turkey Oak Tree eradicated Vert in base a Portcullis chained orle wise Azure on a Chief of the last a Representation of Norwich Castle Argent masoned proper its Portal Or closed by a Portcullis Azure all between in the flanks two Roses Gules barbed and seeded stalked and leaved proper Supporters Dexter a Horse Argent Sinister a Lion Or Head and Mane Gules each rampant on a Hillock of two Grassy Mounds the innermost higher than the other both within a Circular Wall proper masoned Or growing from the dexter Hillock between two Double roses Argent upon Gules an Oak Sprig proper fructed Or and from the sinister Hillock between two like Oak Sprigs another Double Rose Argent upon Gules all three roses barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper Motto Usque Ad Finem Right on to the end Footnotes edit No 46472 The London Gazette 21 January 1975 p 885 References editLeigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Dalyell Tam 19 November 2003 Lord Wallace of Coslany The Independent London Retrieved 20 June 2009 dead link External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by George WallaceParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byWaldron Smithers Member of Parliament for Chislehurst1945 1950 Succeeded byPatricia Hornsby SmithPreceded byJohn Paton Member of Parliament for Norwich North1964 February 1974 Succeeded byDavid Ennals nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom MP representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Wallace Baron Wallace of Coslany amp oldid 1155264686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
