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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Fawn (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Fawn'']]'''<br>26 Oct, 1899<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref> – 23 Nov, 1899<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert William Dalgety|Robert W. Dalgety]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Fawn (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Fawn'']]'''<br>26 Oct, 1899<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref> – 23 Nov, 1899<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert William Dalgety|Robert W. Dalgety]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones|Hector L. Watts-Jones]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Banshee (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Banshee'']]'''<br>28 Jul, 1900<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref> – 1 Apr, 1902<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Milward Stancomb|Arthur M. Stancomb]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones|Hector L. Watts-Jones]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Banshee (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Banshee'']]'''<br>28 Jul, 1900<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref> – 1 Apr, 1902<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}} f. 351.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Milward Stancomb|Arthur M. Stancomb]]'''}} |
Revision as of 00:11, 9 August 2017
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.
He was appointed to at least twenty seagoing commands.
Life & Career
Bruce was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Banshee in Spring of 1902.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[2]
Bruce was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[3]
In December 1913, he assumed command of the depot ship St. George.[4]
On 27 January, 1914, Bruce commissioned the scout cruiser Patrol and took command of the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla.[5]
He also was in command of the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla at some other point.
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Shannon on 29 November, 1918.[6]
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.[7] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1928.[8]
Bruce died "peacefully" at Sunnybrae, Moffat on 20 August, 1947.[9]
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 23 August, 1947. Issue 50847, col A, pg. 1.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 26 April, 1902. Issue 36752, col D, p. 11.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4558. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28733. p. 4640. 1 July, 1913.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 269.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 303.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 319.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 390.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 21 January, 1914. Issue 40426, col G, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396h.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 21 January, 1914. Issue 40426, col G, p. 10.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906a.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 310.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 310.