English Māori William Bruce Born 12 June 1887 - Died 22 December 1942 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 3/881 AWMM WWI 3/881A AWMM WWII 10096 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Colonel/Military AWMM Royal Army Medical Corps AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 88 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam AWMM SurnameBruce AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 3/881 AWMM WWI 3/881A AWMM WWII 10096 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth12 June 1887 Pat Clarkson Research AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Selwyn Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Surrey AWMM Post war occupationCirca 1920 AWMM Medical practitioner AWMM Assistant Director of Medical Services, Otago AWMM Next of kin on embarkationWW1 James Bruce (father), 59 Great King Street, Edinburgh AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 August 1915 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignNorth Africa AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 3/881 AWMM WWI 3/881A AWMM WWII 10096 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsOfficer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Medical practitioner AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 Aug 1915-19 September 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 28 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Captain/Military AWMM Army Medical Corps AWMM 6th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 22 December 1942 AWMM Colonel/Military AWMM Royal Army Medical Corps AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 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 Contribute › Death22 December 1942 CWGC Age 55 AWMM North Africa, Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryDely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria AWMM 3. C. 19 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Bruce by laying a poppy. Walter David Bruce Wilfred George Bruce William Bruce William Burrell Bruce William Charles Bruce Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Bruce Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Surcingle : official organ of the Silent Sixth Rfcts, New Zealand Expdy Force Library / Pictorial › publication [At sea] D526.2 SUR Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21889172&digital=yes Sources Used Military Personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=7879631&digital=yes Sources Used Duplicate Personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20545049&digital=yes Sources Used Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2150962/BRUCE,%20WILLIAM Sources Used DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 88 AWMM Wright-St Clair, R. (2013). Historia nunc vivat medical practitioners in New Zealand, 1840 to 1930. Christchurch, N.Z.: Cotter Medical History Trust. AWMM England. The National Archives. War Office: Roll of Honour, Second World War. Database. Army Roll of Honour 1939-45. Soldiers Died in World War Two. (WO304). CD Rom. Naval & Military Press. AWMM Pat Clarkson Medical Practitioner Research Project (January 2014). AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
