During the night of September [? - date not stated] 1942, he was acting as an instructor in a special training school. The students were doing cliff scaling on a particular occasion and scaling a cliff some, 60 feet in height. One of the students when half way up, collapsed and lost control. He was able to hang on by the barest margin. Corporal Stallard on seeing the man's plight, skilfully went down the rope and practically carried this man down 30 feet of perpendicular cliff. The skill and bravery of this Non-Commissioned Officer undoubtedly saved the life of the stricken man, and one slip on his part would undoubtedly have resulted in the death of both.
Note: He gave his occupation as "Pioneer" and although he was married, his next-of-kin was recorded as Mrs. Nellie Stallard (mother), Vancouver; enlisted in North Vancouver.