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Private Charles John Bruce
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Private Charles John Bruce

Birth
Longreach, Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
20 Sep 1917 (aged 20)
Belgium
Monument
Ypres, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium Add to Map
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~~~~~Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, World War One~~~~~~~~~
Service number:--- 5783
Born:--- Longreach, Queensland
Schooling:--- State School, Mungana, Queensland
Religion:--- Church of England
Civilian Employment:--- Woodcutter
Home Address:--- Koorboona via Cairns, Queensland.
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 6 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Henry Sydney Bruce, Koorboona via Cairns, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 10th June 1916 at Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank:--- Private
Last Unit:--- 26th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT A36 Boonah on 21st October 1916
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 20th September 1917, Belgium.
Burial:--- No known grave
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Henry Harry Sidney Bruce and Annie Elizabeth Pearson married 30th November 1895, Longreach, Queensland.
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial
~~~~~Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, World War One~~~~~~~~~
Service number:--- 5783
Born:--- Longreach, Queensland
Schooling:--- State School, Mungana, Queensland
Religion:--- Church of England
Civilian Employment:--- Woodcutter
Home Address:--- Koorboona via Cairns, Queensland.
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 6 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Henry Sydney Bruce, Koorboona via Cairns, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 10th June 1916 at Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank:--- Private
Last Unit:--- 26th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT A36 Boonah on 21st October 1916
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 20th September 1917, Belgium.
Burial:--- No known grave
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Henry Harry Sidney Bruce and Annie Elizabeth Pearson married 30th November 1895, Longreach, Queensland.
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial

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