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BRUCE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 795 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greenock, Scotland, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 11, Row B, Grave 11, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 795, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 12 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarkation | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 795, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 795, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 795, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 795 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 12 years
Son of John Anderson Bruce and Isabella Bruce of Zeehan, Tasmania
Husband of Selina Bruce of 'Kyambur', Bowen Bridge, QLD, formerly of William Street, Rockhampton, QLD. Father of Spencer Buce Roderick Bruce, Edward Bruce and Henry Anthony Bruce
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Tasmanian Volunteer Corps for 6 years