Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Bruford Harry Russell

Born 3^rd August 1883 Hobart Tasmania the son of Henry Buncombe and Mary Teulon Bruford (nee Beamish) a 32 year old mining engineer who embarked Brisbane 5^th October 1915 on board “HMAT Warilda” with the 26^th Infantry Battalion.

He was killed in action 3^rd October 1918 whilst leading an attack on Belle Vue Farm and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.

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.'

His brother Alex Tenlon Beamish BRUFORD, 26th Bn, died of wounds, Bapaume, France, 26 March 1917

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