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Oswald BRUCE

Regimental number430
SchoolPublic School, Newcastle, New South Wales
Other trainingMining Surveyor
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSurveyor
AddressMorgan Street, Adamstown, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Stewart Bruce, Morgan Street, Adamstown, New South Wales
Previous military serviceLieutenant, Cadets, 16 Area, 2nd Military District.
Enlistment date16 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
FateKilled in Action 18 December 1916
Place of death or woundingLongueval, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row J, grave No. 73), Montauban, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
23
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Stewart and Ann BRUCE, Morgan Street, Adamstown, New South Wales. Native of Newcastle, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsHalf-Brother: Lieutenant James CANT
Other detailsRegimental Number shown on Cemetery Details is No. 4032

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