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BRUCE, William Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1620 |
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Enlisted: | 16 February 1916, Bathurst |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Upper Pyramul, New South Wales, Australia, 3 August 1877 |
Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Upper Pyramul Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Natural causes, Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, 9 April 1958, aged 80 years |
Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Monumental-15-7-22 |
Memorials: | Pyramul Upper Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1620, Bathurst | |
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14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1620, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1620, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
28 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
12 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
17 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1620, 56th Infantry Battalion |
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