Australian rules footballer
| Harry Bruce | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Henry Bruce | ||
| Date of birth | (1895-07-12)12 July 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Murrumbeena, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 7 December 1977(1977-12-07) (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Malvern East, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne Juniors | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921 | Melbourne | 7 (1) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Henry Bruce MM (12 July 1895 – 7 December 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
After leaving the VFL, Bruce captained the Caulfield Football Club in the Federal District Football League (FDFL) for the 1933 season.
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".
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.
- "1933 - Caulfield Shines". Sporting Globe. 21 October 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "Discovering Anzacs: William Henry Bruce". National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Harry Bruce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Bruce at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1895 births
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
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- People from Murrumbeena, Victoria
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- Australian recipients of the Military Medal
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
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