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EAGER, Bruce Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 253 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yass, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Yass, Yass Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | District School, Yass, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Military hospital, Gibraltar, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery Grave C. 3021. INSCRIPTION HE DID WELL, Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 253, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 253, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 253, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 253, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounds to the calf and evacuated to Gibraltar |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William H. and Eliza Eager of Yass, NSW. Brother of Charles E.F. Eager, Mary E. Eager, Alice L. Eager, William Henry who returned to Australia on 6 November 1918 having served with the 1st Battalion Eager, Walter Francis Eager who was killed in action on 27 March 1918 while serving with the 18th Battalion. Walter is buried in the Lindedhoek Chalet Military Cemetery. Special Memorial Row B, Grave 5, Ruby Matilda Eager and Muriel Eager
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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