Bruce Somerville HAY

Regimental number9/530
Date of birth25 November 1879
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
AddressDunedin
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sara Ward Hay, c/o Mrs M J Cooper, St Stephen's Avenue, Auckland
Rank on embarkationCaptain
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCaptain
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Medals

Mention in Despatches

'Rallied his squadron and did especially good work on Bauchop's Hill on the night 6/7 Aug '15.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 28 January 1916

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body