Major William Fox Bruce, BA TD DSO MC

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Major William Fox Bruce, BA TD DSO MC

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Richmond, Surry RD, Surrey, England (United Kingdom)
Death: November 27, 1982 (99)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Honorable William Napier Bruce and Emily Bruce

Birth Registration: BRUCE, WILLIAM FOX MCMURDO GRO Reference: 1883 S Quarter in RICHMOND-SURREY Volume 02A Page 370
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About Major William Fox Bruce, BA TD DSO MC

Major William Fox Bruce

The Peerage #43157,

  • Born on 7 August 1883.
  • Son of Hon. William Napier Bruce and Emily McMurdo.1
  • Married Sibyl Lyon, daughter of Major Alfred Owen Lyon, on 7 December 1921.
  • Ded on 27 November 1982 at age 99 at Swindon, Wiltshire, England
  • Graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Signals, Territorial Army.
  • Fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.1
  • Brevet-Colonel in the Royal Signals, Territorial Army.
  • Awarded Territorial Decoration (T.D.) and Military Cross (M.C.)
  • Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.
  • Major in the Royal Signals, Territorial Army.
  • Fought in the Second World War.
  • Deputy Chief Inspector of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
  • Awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal bronze.

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Major William Fox Bruce, BA TD DSO MC's Timeline

1883
August 7, 1883
Richmond, Surry RD, Surrey, England (United Kingdom)
1982
November 27, 1982
Age 99
Swindon, Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom)