Regimental number | 865 |
Place of birth | Yaysturk, Victoria |
School | State School, Woodford, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Timber hewer |
Address | Nannup, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Bruce, 184 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 5th Contingent, South African War. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 36 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 14A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Malcolm and Janet BRUCE, 184 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria. Native of Woodford, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3602 Gunner Lindsay Charles BRUCE, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 23 May 1918. |