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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4558 no. 27812. p. 4558.] 30 June, 1905.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4558 no. 27812. p. 4558.] 30 June, 1905.</ref> | ||
Bruce was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28733/pages/4640 no. 28733. p. 4640.] 1 July, 1913.</ref> | Bruce was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28733/pages/4640 no. 28733. p. 4640.] 1 July, 1913.</ref> | ||
On 27 January, 1914, Bruce commissioned the {{UK-Patrol|f=t}} and took command of the {{UK-DF|9}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 21 January, 1914. Issue '''40426''', col G, p. 10.</ref> | On 27 January, 1914, Bruce commissioned the {{UK-Patrol|f=t}} and took command of the {{UK-DF|9}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 21 January, 1914. Issue '''40426''', col G, p. 10.</ref> | ||
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Shannon|f=t}} on 29 November, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1919). p. 906''a''.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Shannon|f=t}} on 29 November, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1919). p. 906''a''.</ref> | ||
Bruce was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 October, 1923, vice [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Phillpotts]]. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 8 October.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32871/pages/6966 no. 32871. p. 6966.] 16 October, 1923.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1928.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33376/pages/2741 no. 33376. p. 2741.] 17 April, 1928.</ref> | Bruce was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 October, 1923, vice [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Phillpotts]]. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 8 October.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32871/pages/6966 no. 32871. p. 6966.] 16 October, 1923.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1928.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33376/pages/2741 no. 33376. p. 2741.] 17 April, 1928.</ref> | ||
Bruce died "peacefully" at Sunnybrae, Moffat on 20 August, 1947.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Saturday, 23 August, 1947. Issue '''50847''', col A, p. 1.</ref> | Bruce died "peacefully" at Sunnybrae, Moffat on 20 August, 1947.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Saturday, 23 August, 1947. Issue '''50847''', col A, p. 1.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 24 September 2012
Vice-Admiral Alan Cameron Bruce, C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (19 January, 1873 – 20 August, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[1]
Bruce was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[2]
On 27 January, 1914, Bruce commissioned the scout cruiser Patrol and took command of the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla.[3]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Shannon on 29 November, 1918.[4]
Bruce was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 October, 1923, vice Phillpotts. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 8 October.[5] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1928.[6]
Bruce died "peacefully" at Sunnybrae, Moffat on 20 August, 1947.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4558. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28733. p. 4640. 1 July, 1913.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 21 January, 1914. Issue 40426, col G, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1919). p. 906a.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32871. p. 6966. 16 October, 1923.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33376. p. 2741. 17 April, 1928.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 23 August, 1947. Issue 50847, col A, p. 1.
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 23 August, 1947. Issue 50847, col A, pg. 1.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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