TRUAN, Ernest William George
| Service Number: | 2994 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kooringa, South Australia, 18 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hawker, Flinders Ranges, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hawker Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bapaume Australian Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Alawoona & District WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2994, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 50th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal |
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Ernest William George Truan's place of birth was in Kooringa, South Australia on the 18th of October 1893. Kooringa is about 140 km north of central Adelaide just south of Burra. His height was 5’8 ¾ inches and he weighed 138 lbs.
Before Ernest enlisted to the army, he was a farmer at Hawker, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. His family moved to the region when he was a child as he Hawker Public School.
Ernest first enlisted on the 2nd of October 1916 for the First World War.
Ernest was dangerously wounded in the back and leg on September 15th, 1917. During this time Ernest was in the Cheltenham Military Hospital, England, with his condition being favourable.
At the young age of 23, Ernest William George was killed in action on the 2nd of April 1917 in Noreuil, France.
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