Regimental number | 34709 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
School | Kogarah Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 5 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bookkeeper |
Address | 'Blink Bonnie', Blakehurst near Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Father, John L Bruce, 'Blink Bonnie', Blakehurst near Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, April 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot IV, Row F, grave No. 20), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charlotte and the late John BRUCE, "Blinkbonnie", Blakehurst, Kogarah, New South Wales. Born at Glasgow, Scotland |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lieutenant Charles John BRUCE, 2nd Pioneer Bn, wounded and Mentioned in Despatches; returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |