Henry Bruce (Royal Navy officer)
MVO | |
|---|---|
 1915 portrait by Francis Dodd | |
| Commodore-Superintendent/Admiral-Superintendent of Rosyth Dockyard | |
| In office 1915–1920 | |
| Commanding Officer of HMS Hercules | |
| In office 1913–1915 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Harvey Bruce 8 May 1862 Devonport, Devon, England |
| Died | 14 September 1948 (aged 86) Eaton Square, London, England |
MVO (8 May 1862 – 14 September 1948) was a British Royal Navy
officer.
Bruce was born in
HMS Sirius
, carrying relief crews out to the Mediterranean.
In July 1898 he took command of the
First World War
.
In 1915 he was appointed the first
vice-admiral in 1922 and was promoted admiral
on the retired list in 1926.
Bruce was knocked down by a car in London on 18 August 1948 and died from his injuries at his home in Eaton Square a month later.
Footnotes
- ^ "No. 31712". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1919. p. 3.
References
- Obituary, The Times, 16 September 1948
- Biography, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography