Harry Bruce | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Murrumbeena, Victoria | 12 July 1895
Died |
7 December 1977 Malvern East, Victoria | (aged 82)
William Henry Bruce MM (12 July 1895 – 7 December 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the (VFL).[1]
Prior to playing VFL football, Bruce served in World War I, being awarded the Military Medal in 1918 "for gallantry in the field when he established a communications station under fire".[2]
Notes[]
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ↑ "Discovering Anzacs: William Henry Bruce". National Archives of Australia. https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/102918.
External links[]
- H's statistics from AFL Tables
- H's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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