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Arthur Ernest BRUCE

Regimental number46
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressPort Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, David Bruce, 79 Alfred Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service52nd Infantry; Served in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date9 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name39th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 May 1918
Place of death or woundingMericourt, France
Age at death23.11
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialQuerrieu British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Davif and Amy BRUCE, 79 Alfred Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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