BRUFORD, Harry Russell Beamish
| Service Number: | 2451 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart , Tasmania, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bathurst College, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2451, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2451, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2451, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 10 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 26th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, 'After the attack on GIRD Trench and the MAZE he did exceptionally good and consistent work through the days of 5th and 6th November, 1916, under severely trying conditions. He searched the German trenches for our wounded and also the original No Man's Land, bringing them in under severe sniping fire. He alone was responsible for bringing in 3 wounded men to the original front line trenches from No Man's Land.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: 29 June 1917 | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2451, 26th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW to left leg and shoulder. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 15 January 1918. | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, England | |
| 15 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2451, 26th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
Awarded the Military Medal
'After the attack on GIRD Trench and the MAZE he did exceptionally good and consistent work through the days of 5th and 6th November, 1916, under severely trying conditions. He searched the German trenches for our wounded and also the original No Man's Land, bringing them in under severe sniping fire. He alone was responsible for bringing in 3 wounded men to the original front line trenches from No Man's Land.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917
Submitted 3 July 2023 by Steve Larkins
Biography contributed
Harry Russell Beamish BRUFORD was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1884
His parents were Henry Buncombe BRUFORD & Mary Tevlon BEAMISH
Harry was awarded the Military Medal (see link for details)
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His brother Alex Teulaw BRUFORD (SN 2453) died of wounds on 26th March, 1917 in France
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