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Ernest John BRUCE

Regimental number4073
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressMerredin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Eugene Bruce, c/o S Capoin, Wellington Street, Bunbury, Western Australia
Enlistment date13 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 13 December 1915 - 28th Bn, 10th Reiforcements. Taken on strength, 28th Bn, 24 September 1916. Wounded at Flers, 3-6 November 1916. Mortally wounded, 2 September 1918.
FateDied of wounds 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death24
Place of burialFouquescourt British Cemeteyr (Plot III, Row BB, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2639 Pte Albert Edward BRUCE, 48th Bn, killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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