Regimental number | 1524 |
Place of birth | Parbroath, Cupar, Fife, Scotland |
School | Logie & Boarhills State School, Fife, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Lengthsman |
Address | c/o Mrs. Young, "Bons View," Turbor Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, J. Bruce, Crow Hill, Anstruther, Fifeshire, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | SIG |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Les Boeufs, Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot III, Row S, Grave No. 7), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Helen BRUCE, Lochtyside Farm, Thornton, Fife, Scotland. Native of Fife, Scotland |