BRUCE, George Henry
| Service Number: | 3026 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Melbourne, Victoria Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Compositor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row K, Grave 117 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3026, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3026, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3026, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3026 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-15 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
George Henry BRUCE, (Service Number 3026) was born in 1893 and commenced as a probationer in the Orange District in the Traffic Branch in 1910. He had progressed to porter, still in the same district, when in 1915 he was granted leave to join the Expeditionary Forces.
He travelled through Egypt to Gallipoli where he became seriously ill with enteric fever and was evacuated to Malta and admitted to St Andrew’s Hospital. His condition became so debilitated that he was returned to Australia for recuperation, by the Hospital Ship ‘Esquibo’ to Suez and then by the ‘Nestor’.
Once fit again he returned to France, where he was killed in action on 7 February 1917.
(NAA B2455-4420402)
Submitted 12 May 2023 by John Oakes
Biography
23 Battalion
Rank - Sergeant
23 February 1916 - Proceeded to join 58 Btn from Zeitoun
23 Feruary 1916 - Taken on strength with 58 Btn at Tel el Kebir
3 March 1916 - Promoted to Corporal
11 June 1916 - Promoted to Sergeant at Maoscar
17 June 1916 - Embarked HT Transylvania to join B.E.F at Alexandria
23 June 1916 - Disembarked at Marseilles
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces with the 5 Victorian Scottish Regiment
Son of George and Elizabeth Bruce of 11 Egan Street, West Richmond, Victoria
Biography contributed by Steve Tserkezidis
George Henry Bruce became Registered Player Number 0504 at VFA club Port Melbourne in 1914 and went on to play in 7 senior games before enlisting with the AIF on 14 July 1915.
(Port Melbourne Football Club Heritage Museum)
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