Sir Michael William Selby Bruce of Stenhouse, 11th Bt.

Sir Michael William Selby Bruce of Stenhouse, 11th Bt.

• Born on 27 March 1894.
• Son of Sir William Waller Bruce of Stenhouse, 10th Bt. and Angelica Mary Selby.
• Married, firstly, Doreen Dalziel Greenwell, daughter of W. F. Greenwell, on 8 August 1925. He and Doreen Dalziel Greenwell were divorced in 1928.
• Married, secondly, Elizabeth Constance Plummer, daughter of Frank Plummer and Fanny Fetherstonhaugh, on 28 October 1933.
• Married, thirdly, Anne Disney, daughter of Gervase Percy Disney, on 11 January 1945.
• Married, fourthly, Margaret Helen Binns, daughter of Arthur Lennon Binns, on 3 October 1946.
• Died on 20 May 1957 at age 63.

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• Succeeded to the title of 11th Baronet Bruce, of Stenhouse [N.S., 1628] on 22 March 1912.
• Fought in the First World War, serving in the Dardanelles, Egypt and France, and was wounded.
• Gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, Captain in the service of the Royal Field Artillery, Flight Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Air Force, and Squadron Leader in the service of the Royal Air Force Regiment.
• Fought in the Second World War, and was wounded again.
• He wrote -

• The Romantic Journey of Prince Charles Edward.
  
• The Royal House of Bruce.
  
• Saddles and Sail.
  
• Tramp Royal.
  
• Headlines 1837 to 1937.
  
• Sir William Wallace.
  
• Songs from the Saddle.
  
• Peaks of Hazard.
  
• Hunters’ Yarns.2
  

His marriage to Anne Disney was annulled in 1946.

Child of Sir Michael William Selby Bruce of Stenhouse, 11th Bt. and Doreen Dalziel Greenwell

Sir Francis Michael Ian Bruce of Stenhouse, 12th Bt.+2 b. 3 Apr 1926

Child of Sir Michael William Selby Bruce of Stenhouse, 11th Bt. and Elizabeth Constance Plummer

Corinna Mary Constance Bruce2 b. 20 Mar 1940

Child of Sir Michael William Selby Bruce of Stenhouse, 11th Bt. and Margaret Helen Binns

Michael David Lennon Bruce2 b. 27 Mar 1948

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Medal Index Cards

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• First name(s) Michael W S
• Last name Bruce
• Service number -
• Rank Second Lieutenant, Acting Lieutenant
• Corps Royal Field Artillery
• Service record Rank: Second Lieutenant, Corps: Royal Field Artillery
• Service record 2 Rank: Acting Lieutenant, Corps: Royal Field Artillery
• Archive reference WO372/3
• Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
• Country Great Britain
• Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1554711
• Record set World War One British Army medal index cards
• Category Armed forces & conflict
• Subcategory First World War

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Silver War Badge Roll

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• First name(s) Sir M. W. S. Bart
• Last name Bruce
• Service number -
• Rank Lieutenant
• Badge number 382731
• Regiment/unit Royal Field Artillery
• Badge date of issue 18-Jun-1918
• Address 54 St Georges Road Warwick Square S.W. 1
• Record set Silver War Badge Roll 1914-1920
• Category Military, armed forces & conflict
• Subcategory First World War

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