Arthur Francis BRUCE

Regimental number4008
Place of birthDubbo, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPine Street, Marrickville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 5.25"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, J.Bruce, Darling Street, Dubbo, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 2nd Australian Light Horse, Dubbo; 6 months in Machine Gun Section, 2nd Australian Light Horse, Sydney.
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 November 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date26 March 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1916; discharged (medically unfit: disordered action of the heart), Sydney, 26 March 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 September 1958
Age at death72
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRUCE Arthur Francis