BRUCE, John Ernest Alexander
| Service Numbers: | 806, 1011 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 3 July 1886 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Albert, France, 25 February 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch, Wanganella & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 806, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Private, 806, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Private, 806, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 806, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 24th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1011, 24th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1011 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-02-25 |
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"...1011 Corporal John Ernest Alexander Bruce, 24th Battalion. A carpenter from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales prior to enlistment in the Australian Naval and Military Expedition Force (AN&MEF) on 11 August 1914 he embarked from Sydney on 19 August 1914 on HMAT Berrima for New Guinea returning to Australia on 18 January 1915 at the expiration of enlistment. He then enlisted as a Private in the 24th Battalion on 30 April 1915 and embarked from Melbourne on 10 May 1915 aboard HMAT Euripides for Gallipoli until the Battalion was withdrawn to Alexandria. The 24th Battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during March 1916. Pte Bruce was appointed Lance Corporal in September 1916 and promoted to Temporary Corporal in October 1916. Cpl Bruce was killed in action near Albert, France, on 25 February 1917. He was aged 31 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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