Regimental number | 4008 |
Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Pine Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J.Bruce, Darling Street, Dubbo, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 2nd Australian Light Horse, Dubbo; 6 months in Machine Gun Section, 2nd Australian Light Horse, Sydney. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
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 death | |
Age at death | 72 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRUCE Arthur Francis |