Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
William Ramsay Bruce
Military Information
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- Service no: 44642
- Rank: Sergeant
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- Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
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Personal Information
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- Address: 128 Holden Rd, Woodside Park, London
- Occupation: Draughtsman, Balfour, Beattie & Co, London
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- Father:
Archibald Bruce, 79 Sandeman St, Dundee
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More about William Ramsay Bruce
- R. Bruce Royal Engineers
DUNDEE SERGEANT WOUNDED.
Mr Archibald Bruce, 79 Sandeman Street, Dundee, has received information that his son, Sergeant W. R. Bruce, Royal Engineers, has been wounded on the right knee. He was out with a working party, and had just marked out a new trench when the enemy spotted them, and Bruce was hit by a bullet. He joined the army at the outbreak of the war. Previously he was leading draughtsman with Messrs Belfour, Beattie, & Co., London.
Dundee Courier 1st September 1916
Information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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