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Alexander Douglas Bruce

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n loving memory of a beloved wife, GWENDOLINE BRUCE, died 2 May 1979; and her loved husband, ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, died 30 May 1982 They are buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Blk 30 Plot 453

Alexander Douglas BRUCE'S Headstone

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Douglas AWMM
  • Surname
    Bruce AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 60703 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    Born 1904 Public - Lorraine Mona - Other relative - 5 June 2022 - Family Resaerch
  • Place of birth
    Te Puia Public - Lorraine Mona - Other relative - 5 June 2022 - Family Resaerch
  • Birth notes
    son of James Alexander Bruce of Tokomaru Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Other relative - 5 June 2022 - Family Resaerch
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM Box 26, Ruatoria AWMM
    • Fernside Station, Tokomaru Bay/Ruatoria Public - Lorraine Mona - Other relative - 5 June 2022 - Family Resaerch
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer Public - Lorraine Mona - Other relative - 5 June 2022 - Family Resaerch
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. G.E. Bruce, Te Puia Springs, Gisborne (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    • 1940 Douglas Alexander BRUCE married Gwendoline Edith McCracken of Te Puia Public - Lorraine Mona - Other relative - 5 June 2022 - Family Resaerch

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 60703 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.46 Sheep farmer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.46
    Ruatoria, East Cape 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.46
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.46 AWMM

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21 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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