Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Charlie John Bruce
Charlie John Bruce's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Charlie John Bruce
Service number: 592
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 5 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: BRUCE, Tpr. Charlie John, 592. 9th Australian Light Horse. 5th Aug., 1916. Age 20. Son of Alfred William and Rebecca Mary Bruce. Native of Hodgkinson, Victoria, Australia.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Charlie John Bruce from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 592 |
| School | St Augusta's Orphanage, Yarram (?), Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Alfred Bruce, Bundynbumbla Station, Wanganella, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 9 October 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 12 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Rebecca Mary BRUCE. Native of Hodgkinson, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: Francis BRUCE, died in camp, Qld; 6800 Cpl Alfred John BRUCE, 1st Bn, Mentioned in Despatches, returned to Australia. |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 9th LHR, Roll of Honour, Charlie John Bruce
Posted by Project Leader
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Updated: Sunday, 18 October 2009 5:45 PM EADT
