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George was the only son, and 2nd of George and Louisa Annie Trueman's four children. After leaving school he became a baker.

When he enlisted in the Royal West Kents on 6th June 1913, at New Cross, he was described as 5ft 6ins tall, weight 118lbs, fresh complexion, blue eyes and fair hair. He had a scar on his right eyebrow and in the centre of his forehead, also a small growth between his shoulders. He was awarded 3rd Class Certificate of Education on 17th July 1913.

The Royal West Kents were mobilised and landed in Havre on 15th August 1914 where they engaged in various actions including;
The Battle of Mons and subsequent retreat, The Battle of Le Cateau, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battles of La Bassee and Messines 1914, The First Battle of Ypres.
On the 18th December George was severely wounded and sent home to recover at the Bristol General Hospital (26th December to 1st January 1915). He had a shrapnel wound to his scalp, frostbite in his right foot and a gunshot wound to his left leg. By the 25th May 1915 he had recovered enough to be sent back to the front.

On the night of 22nd/23rd July 1916 the 1st Royal West Kents were involved in the attack on High Wood. There had been a preliminary bombardment, but this had not inflicted sufficient loss on the Germans, and they were able to hold High Wood. No significant gains were made, although the Royal West Kent's suffered 420 casualties, amongst these casualties were six Bromley men - L A Bartlett, F T Gillett, W E Nobbs, B C Read, W H Soans and G W Trueman.

George was reported missing on 22nd July 1916, the assumption of his death on that date being notified to his family on 2nd May 1917. However his mother never gave up hope, she wrote several letters to the army and in January 1919 she placed an advert in the local newspaper for any news of her son.