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Lindsay Charles BRUCE

Regimental number3602
Place of birthCarlton, Victoria
SchoolState School, Carlton, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGripman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMrs J Bruce, 184 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 2 and Reinforcement 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A45 Hessen on 2 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 23 May 1918
Place of death or woundingMericourt, France
Date of death23 May 1918
Age at death30
Place of burialFranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
12
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Malcolm and Janet BRUCE, 184 Leicester Street, Charlton, Victoria. Native of Woodford, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 865 Sergeant Henry Homewood BRUCE, 11th Bn, died of wounds, 29 July 1916.

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