BRUCE, William Andrew Robert
| Service Number: | PA4776 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1944, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kooringa, SA, 21 July 1926 |
| Home Town: | Booborowie, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flinders Private Hospital, Bedford Park, SA, 3 February 2011, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation Only |
| Memorials: | Booborowie District WW1 & WW2 Honour Roll, Parndana Kangaroo Island Ex-Servicemen Land Settlers 1939-1945 Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Jul 1944: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
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| 24 Jul 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA4776 | |
| 3 Feb 1947: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Bill applied to the Soldier Settlement Scheme and was allocated land on Kangaroo Island - Section 32 & 33, Hundred of Gosse and named the property Yakilo.
Bill passed away at the Finders Private Hospital on 3rd February 2011 aged 84. He was previously a soldier settler from Gosse on Kangaroo Island. He was the husband of Natalie (deceased) and is survived by his children Tom, Coleen, Darky, Marcia and Bill grandfather of 12 and great grandfather of 7. Bill helped to establish the Western Districts Sports Centre. On his property he established a very successful Murray Greys Cattle Stud
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