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BRUCE, WILLIAM ARTHUR McCRAE
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
BRUCE, WILLIAM ARTHUR McCRAE
Date Of Birth
15 Jun 1890
Age
24
Birth Place
Edinburgh
Resided Place
Scotland; Jersey
Date
19 Dec 1914
Date Of Death
19 Dec 1914
Fate
Killed in action.
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Son of Colonel Andrew McCrae Bruce, C.B., and Margaret Hay Bruce, of La Fontaine, Pontac, Jersey.
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1919
Gazette Page
11206 (V.C.); Issue: 31536 (V.C)
Duty Location
Near Givenchy, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Indian Army
Regiment
59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
Place of Death
Near Givenchy, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
1914 Star (Mons Star)
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
Content Source
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Last Updated
31/10/2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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