BRUCE, Peter
| Service Number: | 2344 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Watten, Caithness, Scotland , 1885 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Watten State School, Caithness, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 25 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ayr Great War Honour Roll, Ayr War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2344, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2344, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 2344, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2344 awm_unit: 13th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Peter Bruce was born in Watness, Caithness, Scotland in 1885. His parents were Alexander and Charlotte Bruce of that town. He had come to Australia when he was about 23 years of age during 1908.
His younger brother Henry also came to Australia later on and they were both connected to Townsville, Queensland. 2560 Private Henry Bruce 15th Battalion AIF, was killed in action on 1 February 1917, age 25.
Henry and Peter Bruce are both remembered on the War Memorial at Watten in Scotland, though Henry is remembered as ‘Harry.’
Peter Bruce joined up with the 9th Battalion AIF but was transferred to the 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery during the fighting at Pozieres in 1916.
He died in unknown circumstances during the heavy fighting in Belgium on 25 September 1917 and has no known grave.