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BRUCE, Roy Andrew
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1723, 1723A |
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Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Blackboy Hill, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Broken Hill, NSW, 1894 |
Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Kalgoorlie State School |
Occupation: | Barman |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France VI F 12 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1723, 44th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1723, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1723, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 1723A, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1723A awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Andrew and Sarah BRUCE, cnr Egan and Mile Streets, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
HAVE MERCY UPON HIM LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM