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Sir Michael William Selby Bruce, 11th Baronet (27 March 1894 – 2 May 1957) was an author and soldier.


Early life and education

The son of Sir William Waller Bruce, 10th Baronet (1856–1912), of
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,
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, director of an art gallery and his wife Angelica Lady Bruce (died 1917), daughter of General George Selby,
Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...
. Michael Bruce entered
Abingdon School Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, twentieth oldest Independent School (UK), independent British school. In May 202 ...
from October 1907–1910.


Career

He joined the British South Africa Police as a trooper (1913). After the First World War service with the Royal Artillery at
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and on the Western Front, Bruce became a traveller, largely in
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and South America, and an author and newspaper columnist. During the Second World War he served in a barrage balloon unit, with 901 (County of London) squadron,
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Regiment, and was wounded again. Later in the war he was Senior Weapons Instructor for glider pilots at Bridgnorth.


Personal life

He was the elder brother of
Nigel Bruce William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953) was an English character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in a series of films and in the radio series '' The New Adventures of Sherlo ...
, the actor. He married Elizabeth Constance Plummer of Toronto in 1933 and after her death during World War II, married again in 1945. He died in
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,
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in 1957.


See also

*
List of Old Abingdonians Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club), an organisation ...


Bibliography

* ''Songs from the Saddle'' (1916) * ''Sails and Saddles'' (1929) * ''Tramp Royal'' (1954),(Autobiographical) First published by Elek ( UK) and then Ryerson Press (
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) * Currie Jack ''Mosquito Victory'' Goodall 1983 Mentioned as Senior Weapons Instructor for glider pilots, and out on the town in London with actress
Frances Day Frances Day (born Frances Victoria Schenk; December 16, 1907April 29, 1984) was an American actress and singer who achieved great popularity in the UK in the 1930s. Her career began as a nightclub cabaret singer in New York City and London. ...
.


References

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