Reginald James Wallace
Governor of the Gilbert Islands
About Reginald James Wallace
Lived 1919 – 2012 (aged 93).
Reginald James Wallace (16 August 1919 – 10 December 2012) was a British Colonial Service administrator. Wallace served as the last colonial Governor of the Gilbert Islands from 1978 to 12 July 1979. The Gilbert Islands, which separated from the neighboring Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu) in 1975, became the independent nation of Kiribati on 12 July 1979. He also served as deputy governor of Gibraltar in his later life
Wallace died on 10 December 2012 at the age of 93. He had been a resident of Gardiner's View, Gibraltar.
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Who was Reginald James Wallace?
Governor of the Gilbert Islands (1919–2012)
When was Reginald James Wallace born?
Reginald James Wallace was born on 16 August 1919 in Coventry.
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Reginald James Wallace died on 10 December 2012 in Gibraltar.
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