Researching Bruce Kingsbury
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 677 people with the Kingsbury surname? In that year Kingsbury was ranked number 2903 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bruce means "Woodlands" and is of French origin.
Records of Bruce Kingsbury on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bruce Kingsbury and the Kingsbury Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 981 people with the Kingsbury surname in the UK? Kingsbury is now ranked number 3120 for popularity in the UK. |
Kingsbury Family Tree Databases
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Bruce Kingsbury
Bruce Steel Kingsbury, VC (8 January 1918 – 29 August 1942) was an Australian soldier of the Second World War. Serving initially in the Middle East, he later gained renown for his actions during the Battle of Isurava, one of many battles forming the Kokoda Track Campaign in the south-east of the island of New Guinea, then part of the Australian Territory of Papua (now Papua New Guinea) . His bravery during the battle was recognised with the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. The first serviceman to receive the VC for actions on Australian territory, Kingsbury was a member of the 2/14th Infantry Battalion.
On 29 August 1942, during the Battle of Isurava, Kingsbury was one of the few survivors of a platoon that had been overrun by the Japanese. He immediately volunteered to join a different platoon, which had been ordered to counter-attack. Rushing forward and firing his Bren gun from the hip, he cleared a path through the enemy and inflicted several casualties. Kingsbury was then shot by a sniper and killed instantly. His actions, which delayed the Japanese long enough for the Australians to fortify their positions, were instrumental in saving his battalion's headquarters and he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross as a result.
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