BRUCE, Douglas
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Illowa, Vic., 6 September 1876 |
| Home Town: | Whittlesea, Whittlesea, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Presbyterian Minister |
| Died: | Melbourne, Vic., 25 April 1936, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Whittlesea War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Former Padre dies during Anzac March
FORMER PADRE DIES DURING MARCH
The Rev. Douglas Bruce
While he was marching along St. Kilda road in the Anzac Day parade the Rev.Douglas Bruce, minister of the Presbyterian Church at Cranbourne, and formerly padre to the Tunnellers’ Battalion, collapsed. He died before he could be taken to Prince Henry's Hospital.
Mr. Bruce, who was aged 62 years, was born at Illowa, near Warrnambool. He was the son of the late Mr. George Douglas Bruce, one of the pioneers of the district. After he had attended a college at Warrnambool, Mr. Bruce studied theology at Ormond College.
At the outbreak of war Mr. Bruce had the charge of the Whittlesea and Mernda Presbyterian church. After a period of service at the front he became ill and he was sent back to Australia. When he recovered from his illness he returned to France.
Among Mr. Bruce’s other former charges were the Presbyterian churches at Penshurst and Mirboo. He had had the charge of the Cranbourne church for 11 years. Mr. Bruce had been president of the Cranbourne and district sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers’ Imperial League of Australia, and chaplain of the Masonic Lodge. He leaves a widow who was formerly Miss Mary Bell, daughter of the late Mr. Alex. Bell, M.L.C. The funeral will leave the church at Cranbourne at 2 p.m. today for the crematorium at Springvale.
The Argus Monday 27 April 1936 page 11
THE REV. DOUGLAS BRUCE.
The Rev. Douglas .Bruce, whose sudden death occurred in Melbourne on Anzac day, and who was engaged in home mission work for the Presbyterian Church in the South-East before becoming an ordained minister, was a native of the Western district of Victoria. As a minister of the Presbyterian Church, he was appointed to Whittlesea (Vic.), later taking charge at Penshurst where he remained for six years.. He was afterwards stationed at Cranbourne for about the same period. During the war he served with the AIF., and was padre in the Tunnellers' Battalion. He is survived by his wife, who is a daughter of the late Hon. A. Bell, a former member of the Victorian Legislative Council. He was a man of many attainments, and was widely respected and esteemed.
The Narracoorte Herald Tuesday 05 May 1936 page 2
Submitted 12 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
THE REV. DOUGLAS BRUCE.
The Rev. Douglas .Bruce, whose sudden death occurred in Melbourne on Anzac day, and who was engaged in home mission work for the Presbyterian Church in the South-East before becoming an ordained minister, was a native of the Western district of Victoria. As a minister of the Presbyterian Church, he was appointed to Whittlesea (Vic.), later taking charge at Penshurst where he remained for six years.. He was afterwards stationed at Cranbourne for about the same period. During the war he served with the AIF., and was padre in the Tunnellers' Battalion. He is survived by his wife, who is a daughter of the late Hon. A. Bell, a former member of the Victorian Legislative Council. He was a man of many attainments, and was widely respected and esteemed.
The Narracoorte Herald Tuesday 05 May 1936 page 2
FORMER PADRE DIES DURING MARCH
The Rev. Douglas Bruce
While he was marching along St. Kilda road in the Anzac Day parade the Rev.Douglas Bruce, minister of the Presbyterian Church at Cranbourne, and formerly padre to the Tunnellers’ Battalion, collapsed. He died before he could be taken to Prince Henry's Hospital.
Mr. Bruce, who was aged 62 years, was born at Illowa, near Warrnambool. He was the son of the late Mr. George Douglas Bruce, one of the pioneers of the district. After he had attended a college at Warrnambool, Mr. Bruce studied theology at Ormond College.
At the outbreak of war Mr. Bruce had the charge of the Whittlesea and Mernda Presbyterian church. After a period of service at the front he became ill and he was sent back to Australia. When he recovered from his illness he returned to France.
Among Mr. Bruce’s other former charges were the Presbyterian churches at Penshurst and Mirboo. He had had the charge of the Cranbourne church for 11 years. Mr. Bruce had been president of the Cranbourne and district sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers’ Imperial League of Australia, and chaplain of the Masonic Lodge. He leaves a widow who was formerly Miss Mary Bell, daughter of the late Mr. Alex. Bell, M.L.C. The funeral will leave the church at Cranbourne at 2 p.m. today for the crematorium at Springvale.
The Argus Monday 27 April 1936 page 11
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