TRUMAN, Harry Twyford
| Service Number: | 18948 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Battery 2 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant (Draughtsman) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Frechencourt Communal Cemetery Row B, Grave II Headstone Inscription "THE GUNNER SMILED AS HE WENT OUT WEST", |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 18948, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Battery 2 | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 18948, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 18948, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 18948 | |
| 15 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 18948 | |
| 4 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 18948 | |
| 16 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 18948, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 18948 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Harry was born as Henry Twyford TRUMAN in 1897 in Sydney
His parents were Henry George TRUMAN and Sarah Twyford JONES who married on 14th December, 1896 at Christ Church, Lavender Bay, Sydney
He enlisted for WW1 on 11th January, 1916 and embarked with the 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Battery 2 on the HMAT Argyllshire on 11th May, 1916
He was Killed in Action on 19th April, 1918 and buried in Frechencourt Communal Cemetery, France
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
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Harrys brother Keith R TRUMAN served in WW1 in the Flying Corp in South Africa and his Uncle Reginald Twyford JONES (SN3112) was Killed in Action in 1916
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Obituaries from Trove
Gunner Harry Twyford Truman, who was killed on April, 19, was on active service for two years. He was the eldest grandson of Mr & Mrs. Twyford-Jones of Lakemba and the nephew of Private R Twyford-Jones who was killed in France in 1916. His only brother is serving in the Flying Corps in South Africa
TRUMAN - In loving memory of our son & brother, Harry Twyford Truman, fell in action, France, April 19, 1918 aged 21 - Australian Field Artillery
TRUMAN -" In everlasting memory " inserted by his brother Keith
TRUMAN - A tribute of love to the memory of our eldest son, Harry Twyford Truman, who fell in action France, April, 19, 1918 - in his 21st year - Australian Field Artillery
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