Back to Listing / Search...

We need you to tell us more about the life and times of George Bruce

George Bruce

Click to enlarge and view 2 more

Pte George Bruce

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: April 1915
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 201103
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 4th/5th Battalion
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death: 36
  • Date of Death: 31/07/1917
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 37.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 22 Laing Street, Dundee
  • Occupation: Watson & Phillip
  • Mother:
  • Father:
  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Jane Bruce, 22 Laing St, Dundee

  • Children:

    Jessie, born 16.02.1908, Georgina, born 08.01.1911 & David, born 09.08.1912

More about George Bruce

George has no known grave but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial.

George Bruce   Black Watch

Private George Bruce, Black Watch, whose wife resides at 22 Laing Street, Dundee, has been posted missing.

Prior to enlistment Private Bruce, who is 36 years of age, was employed by Messrs Watson & Philip, Esplanade Buildings.  He enlisted in April, 1915, and went to France a little over a year ago.

Dundee Courier 1st September 1917

201103 Pte, George Bruce, 4/5th Black Watch, was one of many local soldiers who participated in the action.
Bruce lived in Laing Street, and before the war was employed by Watson & Philip, food importers, Esplanade Buildings.
He was killed in action on 31 July 1917, aged 36, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

Can you tell us more about George Bruce'? Some additional facts, a small story handed down through the family or perhaps a picture or an heirloom you can share online. Contact our curator...

THANK YOU for your interest in helping the Great War Dundee project. Please complete the short form below and a curator will contact you in the next few days.

    I am writing to:

    [wos_roh_data]