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Douglas BRUCE

Date of birth6 September 1876
Place of birthIllowa, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPresbyterian minister
AddressWhittlesea, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinSister, Miss M Bruce, 'The Manse', Whittlesea, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Melbourne University Officer Corps.
Enlistment date4 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1919
Discharge date25 November 1919
Other details

Appintment for voyage only.

War service: England

Application, 18 September 1919, for 3 months' leave without pay to undertake further studies in England, rejected by Director General, Repatriation and Demobilisation, 10 October 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 8 October 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 25 November 1919; discharged (appointment terminated), Melbourne, 25 November 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death25 April 1936
SourcesNAA2455 file 3132600

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