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Cenotaph record

Māori

William Bruce

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 88 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 88 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Bruce AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 3/881 AWMM
    • WWI 3/881A AWMM
    • WWII 10096 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 June 1887 Pat Clarkson Research AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Selwyn Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Surrey AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Circa 1920 AWMM
    Medical practitioner AWMM
    Assistant Director of Medical Services, Otago AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 James Bruce (father), 59 Great King Street, Edinburgh AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    North Africa AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 3/881 AWMM
    • WWI 3/881A AWMM
    • WWII 10096 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Medical practitioner AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Auckland Museum World War 1 "Sailing to War " display. Display item is a sports programme card 'at sea'.

    Son of James and Katherine Bruce, of Edinburgh; husband of Martha Louisa Bruce (Patty), of Camberley, Surrey M.B., Ch.B. (Edinburgh). (Source: CWGC). AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 December 1942 CWGC
    Age 55 AWMM
    North Africa, Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria AWMM 3. C. 19 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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