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BRUCE, George Owen
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Officer, 602 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman / Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, Officer, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles, The Boer Offensive |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 602, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 16 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Menominee" | |
| 21 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Disembarked Gallipoli, Turkey | |
| 21 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Admitted -- Hospital -- Gastro Enteritis -- Gallipoli, Turkey | |
| 25 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 2. Australian Stationary Hospital -- Gastro Enteritis -- Mudros, Greece | |
| 3 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred to Base -- Mudros, Greece | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, Overseas Base (AIF - Egypt), Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- ex H.S. "Rewa" | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred -- Admitted -- 21st General Hospital -- Gastro Enteritis -- Montasah, Egypt | |
| 11 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred -- Admitted -- British Red Cross Convalescent Centre -- Gastro Enteritis -- Montasah, Egypt | |
| 25 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred -- Mustapha AIF. -- 7 Days Light Duty -- 3 Weeks Base Duty. | |
| 18 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Borda" | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Gallipoli, Turkey | |
| 25 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Beltana" | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Marched Out To -- Serapeum, Egypt | |
| 30 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Admitted -- Hospital -- Sick -- Railhead, Egypt | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Regiment -- Railhead, Egypt | |
| 31 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred To -- 58th Infantry Battalion -- Railhead, Egypt | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 8th Light Horse Regiment -- Moascar, Egypt | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 602, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 602, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 602, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 602, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 602 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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