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Bruce
Russell |
Royal Engineers
FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 5:
A 0
100% successful
1882-83
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Colonel
Bruce Bremner Russell D.S.O. |
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Birth |
Thursday, 25 August 1859 in Bayswater, Kensington,
Middlesex |
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registered in Kensington July-September 1859 Kensington was in
Middlesex County Registration up until 1889 |
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According to the 1861 census,
Bruce B. is the eighth of nine
children, to John Alexander and Laura Condie (née
Pattison), living at 32 Pembridge Gardens in
Kensington. His father is a merchant in East Indies. They have
six servants. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Bruce B. is a scholar at Worthing House School on the Chaple Road in
Broadwater, Worthing. He is there with his brothers, Frederick and
Edward.
(His mother died on 5 October 1876) |
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"ROYAL MILITARY
ACADEMY
"The
following, in the order of merit and with the total number of marks
obtained, are declared by the Civil Service Commissioners to be the
successful candidates at the open competition held in December, 1876, for
admission to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich:—...Bruce Bremner
Russell, 4,788;"
- Wednesday, 10 January 1877, Pall Mall Gazette. |
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"Royal Engineers—The following
Gentlemen Cadets, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenants: 18th
December, 1878:—...Bruce Bremner Russell, vice E. C. Hart, promoted."
- Wednesday, 15 January 1879, Naval & Military Gazette/Harts Army List |
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Russell cannot be found on
the 1881 or 1891 census', presumed to be in Bombay
(His father,
however, died on 8 December 1882).
Although
he is a victim of crime in 1892. His solicitor William Charles Galloway is
arrested on 10 May 1892 after being 'entrusted by Russell with a power of
Attorney for the transfer of certain property, but did convert the same to
his own use'.
Galloway pleaded Guilty on 26 July 1892, and sentenced
to five years penal servitude. |
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"Royal Engineers—Capt. Bruce B.
Russell, to be Major, in succession to Lieut.-Col. and Brevet-Col. A. C.
Alexander, placed on half pay (Jan.18)."
- Saturday, 6 February 1897, Army & Navy Gazette. |
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Russell cannot be found on
the 1901 census'. |
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"Brevet-Col. Bruce B. Russell, R.E. (O.C.), on
completion of five years' service, as a regimental lieutenant-colonel, has
been placed on the half-pay list."
- Saturday, 9 October 1909, Cheltenham Looker-on |
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"Brevet-Colonel Bruce B. Russell, R.E. (O.C.),
half-pay list; has been promoted colonel."
- Saturday, 16 October 1909, Cheltenham Looker-on |
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According to the 1911 census,
still single, but head of his household in The Mount, Glenn Manga in
Leicester. He had one male boarder and three servants. |
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"Col. Bruce Bremner Russell, ret. pay, R. of
O." - 1 January 1918,
Supplement to the London Gazette |
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According to the 1921 census,
Bruce B., a retired Colonel is still single, but still head of his household,
still at The Mount. He still has three servants.
According to
passenger lists, Colonel Russell, left the port of Liverpool on 21
November 1922 bound for Bombay on board the 'Castalia', under the mastership
of H. Alder. He is still living at The Mount in Leicester. |
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According to the 1939
register, Bruce, still single, is living at 49 Wilbury Road in Hove with
Alma Russell and two servants.
In Russell's trustee
report in the London Gazette, October 1942, it was stated that his address
is 49
Wilbury Road in Hove, Sussex. |
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Death |
Wednesday, 13 May 1942 at
49 Wilbury Road in
Hove, Sussex |
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aged
82 years 261 days |
registered in Hove July-September
1942 |
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Probate |
"RUSSELL
Bruce Bremner of 49 Wilbury-road Hove 3
Sussex died 13 May
1942 Probate
Llandudno 7 September to
The Public Trustee and Elma Mary Russell spinster.
Effects £19692 12s. 2d."
[2019 equivalent: £1,384,882]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began at the
Royal Military College in Woolwich before joining Royal Engineers FC in
1878. He served as a Colonel in the Royal Engineers. |
.jpg) Corinthians |
guested for the team |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
four who became the
99th players
(100) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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Only match |
No. 17, 3
February 1883, England 5 Wales 0, a friendly match at
The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 23 years 162 days; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
With an Irish
father and a Scottish mother, Russell could have played for three of the
home countries.
Died three days after Middlebrough's Jackie Carr |
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Beyond England |
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A Royal Engineer from 1878 to 1907,
when he retired holding the rank of Colonel. He returned to serve in
the First World War. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.214. |
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