John Wallace
John Wallace was a waiter on the Valencia. He was on the first raft with nine other men that left the Valencia at about 1030am, Wednesday January 24th. About 14 hours later, at around midnight they managed to get ashore on Turret Island, a small island in the maze of islands in Barkley Sound. Three of the seven men had died of exposure or jumped from the raft and died. Four of the remaining seven men waited until morning and set off for help. John Wallace, Harry Gregory and Robert Nelson were thought by the others to be dead from exposure. The others managed to find help at about noon on Thursday, January 25th. On Friday, January 26th, the raft with Wallace, Gregory and Nelson on it was found and picked up by the Salvor.