John BRUCE

Regimental number795
Place of birthGreenock, Scotland
SchoolScotch College, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia12
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLand surveyor
AddressPO, Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Bruce, Zeehan, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteer Corps
Enlistment date31 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name1st Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 06-9 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of death9 August 1915
Age at death49
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 11), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
28
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Isabella BRUCE
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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