Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Lawrence Noel Truman Died 17 August 1942 PDF Key details Service number45852 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLawrence Noel AWMM SurnameTruman AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number45852 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 33 North Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs M. Truman (wife), 33 North Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 September 1941 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number45852 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Sawmill hand/Civilian AWMM Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 POW - P.G. 57, PM 3200, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List Italy, Europe Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM Killed whilst a Prisoner of War AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Lawrence Truman was the son of Arthur and Olive Ruby Truman, of Bulls, New Zealand; husband of Margaret Truman, of Awatoto, Napier, Hawke's Bay.He was killed when the Nino Bixio, carrying Allied prisoners, was torpedoed. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death17 August 1942 AWMM Age 30 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAlamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Lawrence Noel Truman by laying a poppy. John Smith Truman Keith James Truman Lawrence Noel Truman Leonard Arthur Truman Leslie Harold Truman Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Lawrence Noel Truman Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPuttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-25Ba.html Sources Used Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2125566 Sources Used DocumentsCooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group. AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 5: WW2 213 AWMM Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
