Douglas Gordon BRUCE

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Service Number:	7202
Enlisted:	29 January 1917, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation:	Farm Labourer

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29 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7202, 1st Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
10 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 7202, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 7202, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney
12 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7202, 1st Infantry Battalion, Gassed in the Messines sector. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 27 August 1918.
16 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7202, 1st Infantry Battalion, RTA 1 November 1919 and discharged (Services no longer required). Subject to two custodial sentences (one military - 3 years (desertion), and one civil - 28 days (theft).

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