Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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James McLaughlan Bruce
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Cowdenbeath
- Service no: 18480
- Rank: Sergeant
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
- Unit/Ship: 12th Battalion
- Place of Death: Flanders
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 22.10.1917
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Duhallow Advanced Dressing Station Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: I.E.55
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Rattray
- Address:
- Occupation: Miner, Cowdenbeath
- Mother:
- Father:
James Bruce, 9 Graham Pl, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Mrs Bruce, 4 Landale Tce, Cowdenbeath
- Children:
4 Children
More about James McLaughlan Bruce
DUNDEE SERGEANT KILLED BY BOMB.
Mr and Mrs James Bruce, 9 Graham Place, Dundee, have just received intimation of the death of their son, Sergeant James Bruce, Royal Scots. A friend writing home says that the deceased and five others, including a brother of the writer, were sitting round the fire having a talk after supper when a bomb was dropped from an enemy aeroplane, killing them all. Sergeant Bruce was 30 years of age, and prior to enlistment was a miner in Cowdenbeath. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war, and had been in France for over two years. He leaves a widow and four of a family, who reside at Landale Terrace, Cowdenbeath.
Dundee Courier 26th November 1917
Additional information kindly supplied by Micheal Caldwell
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