| 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 |