Life Events
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| Birth | Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce was born on 12 Jan 1890 in Ottawa, Ontario.1,4
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| Baptism | He was baptized on 18 May 1890 in Ottawa.4 |
| (with Parents) 1891 Census | Arthur Bruce appeared on the 1891 Census of Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario with his parents, Henry Barnard Dalrymple Bruce and Georgina Amelia Dale. He was 1, born in Ontario, father born in Ireland, mother in Ontario, and religion Church of England.5 |
| (with Mother) 1901 Census | Arthur Bruce appeared on the 1901 Census of Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario with his mother and stepfather Henry Hay. He was 11, born 12 January 1890 in Ontario, and attended school 10 months that year.6 |
| (with Mother) 1911 Census | Arthur Bruce appeared on the 1911 Census of Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario with his mother and stepfather Richard Raby. He was 21, born January 1890 in Ontario, and was an Accountant at a bank, working 52 weeks at 34 hours a week for $700.3 |
| CEF | Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 19 Dec 1915. On his attestation paper, most items were answered N/A but it was noted that he was a banker. He was described as 6'1" tall, weight 140 pounds, fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, and had an appendix scar.1 |
| Marriage | He married Heloise Marguerite Neale.
The marriage occurred in 1916, according to Burke's Peerage, 107th edition.1,7 |
| Military | He was discharged on 21 Oct 1918 with 100% disability estimated for the following year. He had been injured in an equitation course in Quebec in 1916 and the diagnoses in his record included rheumatism, TB spine, and Potts disease. His address upon discharge was noted to be 456 Palmerston Blvd, Toronto .1 |
| (Informant) Death | Arthur B.D. Bruce registered the death of his mother Georgina Amelia Raby in 1928.8 |
| Death | Arthur died on 26 Dec 1934 in 85 Clifton Road, Toronto, York County, Ontario.
Information from certificate: Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce of 85 Clifton Road, Toronto, Irish origin, married, born in Ottawa, date not recorded, age 44, Broker, father Henry Bernard Dalrymple Bruce born Ireland, mother Amelia Georgina Dale born Canada, informant was his widow Mrs Heloise M. Neale Bruce, burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, cause of death was chronic rheumatoid arthritis of 12 years duration.2,1 |
| Obituary | His obituary was published on 26 Dec 1934 in the Toronto Star. On Wednesday, December 26 th, 1934, at his home, 85 Clifton road, Toronto, Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce, dearly loved husband of Heloise Marguerite Neale. Funeral service at the above address on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Private. Ottawa, Ontario, and Chatham, N.B., paper please copy. 7 |
| Burial | He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.2 |
| Note. | Veterans Affairs records indicated that Leiut Arthur B D Bruce died 26 Dec 1934 at Toronto and that his death from chronic rheumatoid arthritis was related to his service. Next of kin was his wife Mrs Heloise M Bruce of 85 Clifton Road, Toronto and burial was in Plot 18 Sec 11 Lot 19, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.9 |
Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce1,2