Regimental number | 4079 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Maylands, South Australia |
School | Norwood Public School and Norwood High School; Stott's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Junior clerk |
Address | 92 Magill Road, Norwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Amma Susannah Bruce, 92 Magill Road, Norwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photograph: Peter Dennis |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 752 Lance Corporal Harold Mervyn BRUCE, 27th Bn, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Durham', 22 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 9 September 1919. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 60 |
Place of burial | St Jude's Church of England Cemetery, Brighton, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRUCE Randolph Roy |