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BRUCE, Frank Rignold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3947 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yongala, South Australia, 22 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | McLaren Flat, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Vigneron |
| Died: | McLaren Vale, South Australia, 17 June 1966, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated on 20 June 1966 |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, McLaren Vale Roll of Honour, Roseworthy Agricultural College Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3947, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 22 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3947, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 3947, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 24 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3947, 48th Infantry Battalion, Dischared at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Davies Bruce and Johannah Elizabeth Frankel of McLaren Flat, SA. Brother of Arthur Otto Bruce, Doria Jean Frankel and Elsie Grimmond Bruce
ON 6 September 1921 Frank married Doreen Shadford Carkeet in St Peters College Chapel, St Peters, SA. Father of Ian Jock Bruce
Residential addres at the time of death was McLaren Flat, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1919 on board HT Ulysses disembarking on 30 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal