TRURAN, William Howard
| Service Number: | 2713 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Mt Lofty, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2713, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2713, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2713, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Anchises, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Information suppplied by son Howard S TRURAN.
Pte William TRURAN was 21 years of age on enlistment.
He served in 16th Infantry Battalion, "C" Company, 4 Brigade Scouts.
Service = Gallipoli, Pozieres, Amiens, Messines, Ypres.
On 20 October 1917 on the Menin Road battlefield, Pte Truran was badly wounded. He was with his mate Pte MOUNSER when they went over the top to scout. Both were caught in a shell attack which killed Pte MOUNSER and wounded Bill. Bill has been shielded from the full impact by his mate. Bill was treated at the Canadian Aid Station (old German Pillbox) and was evacuated back to the UK to a hospital at Oxford University. After a long recovery he transferred to the Medical Corp and assisted with caring for the wounded. He was the only Aussie amongst the group.
He returned to Fremantle (WA) in 1919. He later married war widow Ruby Luff and they had one child together - Howard Samuel TRURAN.
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