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William Irvin Bruce

In memory of:

Sergeant William Irvin Bruce

August 7, 1944
Malton

Military Service

Service Number:

R/186736

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

November 14, 1923
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

August 19, 1942
Winnipeg

Son of William Nichol and Cora E. Bruce of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Husband of Helen Dorothy Bruce and father of Heather Jean of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sgt Bruce was employed as a civilian training instructor under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan at Dominion Skyways (Training) Limited at the time of his death.

Commemorated on Page 261 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada

Grave Reference:

Mil. Sec. Lot 1973.

Location:

The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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