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BRUFORD, Alexander Teulon Beamish
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2453 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 11 May 1886 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Caufiled Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 26 March 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2453, 26th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2453, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2453, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2453, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to neck/chest. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 28 February 1917. | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2453, 26th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, near Bapaume |
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Alex Teulon Beamish BRUFORD was born in Hobart, Tasmania on 11th May, 1887
His parents were Henry Buncombe BRUFORD & Mary Teulon BEAMISH
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His brother Lieutenant Harry Russell Beamish BRUFORD (SN 2451) was Killed in Action on 3rd October, 1918 - he served with the 26th and 69th Infantry Battalions and was awarded a Military Medal
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