Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History BookAlexander, _b._ 21 March, 1907; and Peter Campbell, _b._ 18 March, 1910. [Illustration: =James A. Browning.=] =BROWNLEE, JAMES ALEXANDER=, Petty Officer (N.S.), 185918, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =BROWNLOW, MARK=, E.R.A., 2nd Class, 271387, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =BROYD, ERNEST JOHN=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 9569), 203287, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =BRUCE, ALFRED=, Private, No. 1239, 1/4th Battn. King's Own Yorkshire L.I. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of the late William Bruce, by his wife, Alice Annie (40, Chatsworth Place, Harrogate); _b._ Aldboro', Borobridge, co. York, 17 May, 1893; educ. Grove Road Board School, and Technical School, Harrogate; entered the service of the Educational Offices, Wakefield, where he was on the permanent clerical staff, but after the outbreak of war enlisted in Sept. 1914. and was accidentally drowned with six other soldiers at Gainsborough in a pontoon accident, 19 Feb. 1915; _unm._ He won the West Riding County Minor Scholarship in May, 1904, and passed the Oxford Junior Examination at the age of 14. =BRUCE, GERVASE RONALD=, Midshipman, R.N., _s._ of Percy Robert Bruce, of Downhill, co. Londonderry, and Clifton Hall, Notts, Major, South Notts Hussars, by his wife, Aletheia Georgina, dau. of the Right Hon. Sir Richard Horner Paget, of Cranmore Hall, Somerset, 1st Bart., P.C., and grandson of Lieut.-Col. Sir Hervey Juckes Lloyd Bruce, of Downhill, near Coleraine, and Clifton Hall, Nottingham, 4th Bart., late Coldstream Guards; _b._ London, 19 Jan. 1899; educ. Osborne and Dartmouth Colleges; mobilised from Dartmouth. Aug. 1914, and was killed in action in the Battle off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, by the sinking of H.M.S. Monmouth, 1 Nov. 1914. =BRUCE, JOHN ELLIOTT LIDDERDALE=, R.A., Major, Royal Garrison Artillery, 2nd _s._ of Col. Elliott Armstrong Bruce, of Stenhouse, Barnstaple, Indian Army [grandson of Sir William Bruce, of Stenhouse, 7th Bart.], by his 1st wife, Mary Rebecca, dau. of the Rev. William Dawson; _b._ Rangoon, 10 Jan. 1870; educ. Carshalton House, Carshalton, Surrey; St. Paul's School and Woolwich Academy; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Artillery, 15 Feb. 1889, and promoted Lieut. 15 Feb. 1892, Capt. 19 July, 1899, and Major, 7 Aug. 1909; was D.A.A.G. for Royal Artillery in India, 29 March, 1906, to 31 May, 1907; Staff Capt., India, 1 June, 1907, to 16 March, 1908, and Brigade Major, India, 17 March, 1908, to 28 March, 1910; served (1) in Burma as Orderly Officer, 1891, with the Wuntho Expedition (mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 9 Feb. 1892] (medal with clasp); (2) with the Waziristan Expedition, 1894-5 (clasp); (3) in the operations in the North-West Frontier, India, 1897-8, with the Tochi Field Force (medal with clasp); (4) in South African War, 1900; took part in operations in the Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Cape Colony, March to Sept. (Queen's medal with three clasps); (5) on North-West Frontier, India, 1908, as D.A.Q.M.G. (12-31 May) to Field Force during operations in the Mohmand country; and (6) with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles, 1915; took part in the landing, 25 April, and was killed in action there 29 May following, being mentioned in Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton's Despatches [London Gazette, 5 Aug. 1915]. Major Bruce _m._ at Tilford, Surrey, 12 Sept. 1900, Charlotte Mabel, yst. dau. of the late T. J. G. Johnstone, of the Ceylon Civil Service, and had two sons: John Charles Douglas, _b._ 2 Aug. 1902; and Henry Malcolm, _b._ 28 Feb. 1904. [Illustration: =John Elliott L. Bruce.=] =BRUCE, JONATHAN MAXWELL=, Major, 107th Pioneers, Indian Army, eldest _s._ of Richard Isaac Bruce, of Quetta, Teddington, C.I.E. late Commissioner in the Punjab (who received the thanks of the Indian Government on several occasions for distinguished frontier service), by his wife, Lilla, dau. of the Rev. John Beavor Webb, Rector of Dunderrow, co. Cork, and gdson. of Jonathan Bruce, of Miltown Castle, co. Cork; _b._ Dharmsala, India, 22 June, 1873; educ. Haileybury and Sandhurst; obtained his commission, 16 Jan. 1895, and was promoted Lieut. 16 April, 1897, Capt. 16 Jan. 1904, Double Company Officer 8 March, 1908, and Major 16 Jan. 1913. He saw active service on the North-West Frontier of India in 1897-8, taking part in the defence and relief of Malakand, the action at Landaki and the operations in the Mahmund Country, receiving the medal with two clasps. Major Bruce was killed in action at Festubert, 24 Nov. 1914, and was buried at Bethune. He _m._ at St. Alban's Church, Teddington, 14 Sept. 1905, Mabel Waldron (Kenilworth, Seymour Road, Hampton Wick), 3rd dau. of Henry Trengronse, of Hampton Wick, J.P., and had two daus.--Mary Aileen, _b._ 5 May, 1908, Barbara Maxwell, _b._ 11 March, 1910. [Illustration: =Jonathan Maxwell Bruce.=] =BRUCE, WILLIAM ARTHUR McCRAE=, Lieut., 59th Scinde Rifles, Frontier Force, Indian Army, only _s._ of Col. Andrew McCrae Bruce, of Roch d'Or, Sanares, Jersey, C.B., Unemployed Supry. List, Indian Army; by his wife, Margaret Hay; _b._ 15 June, 1890; educ. Mr. Bickerstith's Preparatory School, Netherwood, Hastings; Mr. Reynold's Preparatory School, Cliff House, Southbourne, Hants; Victoria College, Jersey, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Was a King's Indian Cadet, and after passing out of Sandhurst in the autumn of 1909 was gazetted 2nd Lieut. on the unattached list for the Indian Army 29 Jan. 1910, and sailed for India in H.M. Troopship Plassy, on 11 Feb. from Southampton. On arrival in India he was ordered in join 5th Northumberland Fusiliers, to which regt. he was attached; after serving with them for one year he was posted to the 59th Scinde Rifles F.F. at Kohat, Punjab, and joined on 8 March, 1911. In 1911-12 he took part with his regt. in one or two small affairs against Wuzeerie Raiders. In 1912, he passed in musketry and signalling. In the autumn of 1913, he marched with his regt. from Kohat to Qullundur, arriving there on 17 Dec. 1913. In June, 1914, Col. Fenner, commanding the regt. wrote of him: "A big, fine and promising young officer of excellent ability. As Transport and Signalling Officer, has performed his duties with marked success. Personally popular, good at games and a fine rider. He is good tempered, has tact, judgment, self-reliance, reliability and common sense. His influence with officers and men is good, he is active and temperate." In 1914, he was granted eight months' leave to England where he arrived on 10 April. On the outbreak of war he was ordered to rejoin his regt. and sailed for India in H.M. Trooper Dongola on 10 Aug. On arrival in Egypt he was ordered to disembark and proceed to Cairo and await the arrival of his regt. With his regt, he arrived in Marseilles about 17 Sept. and in Oct. joined the fighting line. He took part in all the work done by his regt. until he was killed on 19 Dec. 1914. Major I. L |