Rank
Air Mechanic 3rd Class
Regiment
Royal Flying Corps, RD Unit
Military Service
John Bruce attested on 10th December 1915 and was posted to the Army Reserve. He was mobilized on the 26th November 1917 and posted to the Royal Flying Corps. He joined the Recruits Depot at Aldershot on the 1st December.
Born
Death
7th December 1917
Circumstances of death
Died at Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot
Age
36
Burial
Glasgow Necropolis
CWGC Information
Husband of Annie Bruce, of 66, Kyle St., Glasgow
Parents
John Bruce (c1844-) and Margaret Russell (c1843-)
Fathers Occupation
Siblings
Ann (1865-), Catherine (1868-), Grace (1870-)
Spouse
Annie Murray (born c1882), married 27th June 1902 at Glasgow. Children John b. 1903, Hugh b. 1905, Helen b 1908, James b 1910
Education
Occupation
1901-1917 – Cabinet maker. In 1917 Bruce seems to be employed by Bennett Furnishings.
1891 Census
Stanhope Street, St Rollox, Glasgow
1901 Census
161 Stirling Road, Glasgow [living with aunt and uncle Borthwick]
1911 Census
66 Kyle Street, Townhead, Glasgow
Glasgow Necropolis
Other Memorials
Scottish National War Memorial
Other Information
His widow later lived at 117 Croftside Avenue King’s Park, Glasgow.
It is interesting that of the fourteen First World War casualties actually buried in the Necropolis this is one of only two official CWGC headstones. This suggests that the families of the other twelve men already owned lairs within the Necropolis but in two cases a family who lived locally considered the Necropolis to be their ‘local’ cemetery and chose to have their loved one buried there at the time of his death.
Acknowledgements and Sources
Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk),
Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org
Family Search – www.familysearch.org
The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/
Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com
Service Record for John Bruce (TNA AIR 79/999)
Rank
Air Mechanic 3rd Class
Regiment
Royal Flying Corps
Regiment Information
Royal Flying Corps, RD Unit
Military Service
John Bruce attested on 10th December 1915 and was posted to the Army Reserve. He was mobilized on the 26th November 1917 and posted to the Royal Flying Corps. He joined the Recruits Depot at Aldershot on the 1st December.
Born
Death
7th December 1917
Circumstances of Death
Died at Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot
Age
36
Burial
Glasgow Necropolis
Buried on 13 December 1917
CWGC Information
Husband of Annie Bruce, of 66, Kyle St., Glasgow
Parents
John Bruce (c1844-) and Margaret Russell (c1843-)
Father's Occupation
Siblings
Ann (1865-), Catherine (1868-), Grace (1870-)
Spouse
Annie Murray (born c1882), married 27th June 1902 at Glasgow. Children John b. 1903, Hugh b. 1905, Helen b 1908, James b 1910
Education
Occupation
1901-1917 – Cabinet maker. In 1917 Bruce seems to be employed by Bennett Furnishings.
1911 Census
66 Kyle Street, Townhead, Glasgow
Glasgow Necropolis
1891 Census
Stanhope Street, St Rollox, Glasgow
1901 Census
161 Stirling Road, Glasgow [living with aunt and uncle Borthwick]
Other Memorials
Scottish National War Memorial
Other Information
His widow later lived at 117 Croftside Avenue King’s Park, Glasgow.
It is interesting that of the fourteen First World War casualties actually buried in the Necropolis this is one of only two official CWGC headstones. This suggests that the families of the other twelve men already owned lairs within the Necropolis but in two cases a family who lived locally considered the Necropolis to be their ‘local’ cemetery and chose to have their loved one buried there at the time of his death.
Acknowledgements and Sources
Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk),
Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org
Family Search – www.familysearch.org
The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/
Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com
Service Record for John Bruce (TNA AIR 79/999)
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
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