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Victor John Frederick TRUAN

Regimental number1751
Place of birthBurra, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressVeitch, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 7"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Jane Truan, Veitch, South Australia
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1918
Discharge date4 February 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2994 Pte Ernest William George TRUAN, 50th Bn, killed in action, 2 April 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 23 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit: amputated left thigh), Adelaide, 4 February 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 November 1953
Age at death58
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, TRUAN Victor John Frederick

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