Farrier Sergeant William Bruce

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: William Robert Bruce

Ancestor's date of birth: 04/01/1855

Ancestor's date of death: Detail not provided

Cause of Death: no data

Service and Life Before the Boer War: Detail not provided.

Service Number: 91 and 354

Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Brisbane

Unit: (91) F Company, 4^th Qld Imperial Bushmen

Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: 1902

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service (would have been 65 in 1915)

Murray Page: 481 and 538

Contingent: Fourth Queensland and Third Australian.

Ship: Manchester Port, Date of Sailing: 18/05/1900

Ship: Manchester Merchant, Date of Sailing: 19/05/1902

Other Boer War Service: (354) 7^th Australian Commonwealth Horse, D squadron, central district

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps.

Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: June 1900 - June 1901 in the Queensland Imperial Bushmen, in Free State, Transvaal, and battle of Rhenoster Kop (29 November 1900), great De Wet hunt and advance on Pietersburg and into east Transvaal. The 7 Bn Austrailan Commonwealth Horse arrived after the peace had been concluded.

Service and life after the Boer War: Detail not provided.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Lynne Reid, Coorparoo, Brisbane QLD 4151
Relationship to Ancestor: great niece

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