John Bruce: Waterloo Region Generations

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Generation: 1

John Bruce was born Abt 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-225447

John — Elizabeth "Fannie" Gibson. Elizabeth was born Sep 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Private Roy Berton Bruce was born Oct 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

Private Roy Berton Bruce

(1.John¹) was born Oct 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Military: WW1
Military: WW1 - 111th Battalion
Residence: Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-225449P
Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker, Furniture Factory
Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Segeant, Service #730577

Notes:

Military:
Bruce, Roy Berton Private.
Enlisted March 1, 1916 at Hespeler with the 111th Battalion.
He was born in Canada and his next of kin is Mrs. Fanny Bruce, Hespeler, Ontario.
He won a Military Medal at Amiens, France while rushing a machine gun front.
He came through without a scratch and was not sick a day. He arrived in Hespeler, May 21, 1919.

Roy married Lillian Frances Jackson 4 Sep 1920, , Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada. Lillian was born 1899, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]