Identity
Person No.
2535
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Alastair Bruce
Initials
A B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of an accident. The Bulawayo Chronicle of 11 January 1918 reported that Captain Bruce had been seeing off some native askari troops at the station and his horse had been troublesome, then as he remounted to return home, the horse bolted before he was fairly in the saddle and he was not able to get his off foot in the stirrup at all. When just beyond the Headquarters Stores, the horse suddenly swerved, throwing the Captain into a tree. He was at once taken in a sidecar to the hospital, but he never regained consciousness. Death was due to internal hemorrhage caused by five fractured ribs and a broken sternum. There was also a deep gash under the jaw, apparently caused by a broken branch
Grave Reference
Location
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Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of William and Diana Harriet Bruce Bremner, of 3, Kents Terrace, Torquay, Devon. Alastair was the younger son of William Bremner and Diana Harriet Bruce. His maternal grandfather was Major General Alexander James Bruce of the Madras Staff Corps. His parents were both born in the East Indies. This was clearly a background of Colonial Service and Empire. Alastair was born in Scotland, but in the 1891 Census the family was living at Portland Square, Carlisle. He had an older sister, Helen Marianne and his brother, Huntley William Bruce Bremner was killed on the 1st July 1916.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project