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Bruce War Dog

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Bruce War Dog

Birth
Death
1 Jan 1915
Burial
Abbotsbury, West Dorset District, Dorset, England GPS-Latitude: 50.66355, Longitude: -2.619708
Memorial ID
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Bruce, a fox terrier, belonged to Captain Loxley of the HMS Formidable. The battleship was sunk in the early morning of January 1, 1915 by a German submarine in the English Channel. Of the 780 officers and crew on board, 35 officers, including Loxley, and 512 crew died in the sinking.
Bruce, a fox terrier, belonged to Captain Loxley of the HMS Formidable. The battleship was sunk in the early morning of January 1, 1915 by a German submarine in the English Channel. Of the 780 officers and crew on board, 35 officers, including Loxley, and 512 crew died in the sinking.

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  • Maintained by: mahina
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 4, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55878228/bruce-war_dog: accessed ), memorial page for Bruce War Dog (unknown–1 Jan 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55878228, citing Abbotsbury Gardens, Abbotsbury, West Dorset District, Dorset, England; Maintained by mahina (contributor 49031518).