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Private William Thomas Bruce

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Ingleburn RSL Memorial
Given name
William T
Family name
Bruce
Gender
Male
Service number
6801
Place of enlistment
Cootamundra, NSW
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Fate
Returned to Australia (RTA)
Fate date
25 March 1919
Additional information
Place of birth
Queanbeyan NSW
Religion
Roman Catholic
Occupation
Clerk
Address given on enlistment documents
Sharp Street
Belmore NSW
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation (years)
19
Next of kin
H S Bruce (father)
Enlistment date
Tue, 10 October 1916
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT SS Port Nicholson for the United Kingdom and France
Rank on enlistment
Private
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Last held rank
Private
Unit on enlistment
C Company 1st Battalion, AIF
Unit from Nominal Roll
1st Battalion
Unit at time of death or end of service
1st Battalion
Unit at embarkation
1st Battalion 22nd Reinforcement
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Decorations
1914-1915 Star
British War Medal 1914-20
Victory Medal
Veteran Notes/Bio

William Thomas Bruce was born in Queanbeyan, NSW on 12 Feb 1897 to Henry Charles and Johanna Bruce. He enlisted in the 1st AIF in 1916, and embarked with his unit to fight in France. He was wounded in action in October 1917, with a gunshot wound to the head. In 1918, he was hospitalized with influenza, and returned to Australia in March 1919. William died on 31 Jan 1970 at the age of 72.

National Archives of Australia - Service records, William Bruce
The AIF Project - William Bruce

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Recorded by
Joan Cross