Background
Wallbank was born in Oakworth, Yorkshire, the son of William Wallbank.
Wallbank was born in Oakworth, Yorkshire, the son of William Wallbank.
He studied the organ under the tutelage of Edwin Crow at Ripon Cathedral.
He was Organist of Wakefield Cathedral from 1930 until his death in 1945. Wallbank married Alice Mary Batt, the daughter of Albert Batt, on 14 March 1913, at Street George"s Church, Leeds. They had a son, the Revd Prebendary Newell Eddius Wallbank (1914-1996), who married the educationalist Phyllis Wallbank.
Organist of All Souls, Blackman Lane, Leeds until 1911 Organist of Hexham Abbey 1911 - 1917 Organist of Street Margaret"s Church, Altrincham 1917 - 1918 (Patron: the Earl of Stamford) Organist of Hexham Abbey 1918 - 1926 Organist of Lancaster Priory 1926 - 1928 Organist of Street Mary"s Church, Scarborough 1928 - 1930 Organist of Wakefield Cathedral 1930 - 1945.