Roy Andrew BRUCE

BRUCE, Roy Andrew

Service Numbers: 1723, 1723A
Enlisted: 17 February 1916, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Broken Hill, NSW, 1894
Home Town: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling: Kalgoorlie State School
Occupation: Barman
Died: Died of wounds, France, 30 October 1917
Cemetery: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

17 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1723, 44th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA
6 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 1723, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 1723, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle
30 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 1723A, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1723A awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-30

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Andrew and Sarah BRUCE, cnr Egan and Mile Streets, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

HAVE MERCY UPON HIM LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM