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Bruce Wynter Warden
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BiographyBruce Warden first enlisted in the First Australian Light Horse Regiment on 7 September 1914. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal on August 11 1915 at Gallipoli, and to Sergeant while serving in Egypt in January 1916.
He was mortally wounded in the stomach and died at a Canadian Clearing Station.
He was described by one of his men as "a very fine young man who rose through the ranks"
Age23Date of Death27 september 1917Civil employmentClerkEducatedBarker CollegeRelationshipsSon of Winter David and Margaret Wallace Warden, Mount Airlie, Milton, NSW
He was mortally wounded in the stomach and died at a Canadian Clearing Station.
He was described by one of his men as "a very fine young man who rose through the ranks"
Age23Date of Death27 september 1917Civil employmentClerkEducatedBarker CollegeRelationshipsSon of Winter David and Margaret Wallace Warden, Mount Airlie, Milton, NSWService Information
RankSecond LieutenantRegiment56th Australian Infantry BattalionPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSWDate of embarkment20 October 1914BattleBattle of Polygon WoodMemorial or CemeteryLijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, BelgiumMemorial/Cemetery Barker CollegeMemorial NotesThe Barker College First World War memorial is six bronze panels on two brick pylons which list the names of former students who served and died in the First World War. The pylons sit on either side of steps from the playground below the Head of School's office.
He is also commemorated on various memorials in the Ulladulla, NSW area including the RSL Honour Roll, St Peters & Paul Church of England, Croobyar Public School in addition to the Milton Town Memorial and the Kendall Cottage Memorial.KeywordsFirst World WarBarker CollegeWW1
Regiment56th Australian Infantry BattalionPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSWDate of embarkment20 October 1914BattleBattle of Polygon WoodMemorial or CemeteryLijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, BelgiumMemorial/Cemetery Barker CollegeMemorial NotesThe Barker College First World War memorial is six bronze panels on two brick pylons which list the names of former students who served and died in the First World War. The pylons sit on either side of steps from the playground below the Head of School's office.He is also commemorated on various memorials in the Ulladulla, NSW area including the RSL Honour Roll, St Peters & Paul Church of England, Croobyar Public School in addition to the Milton Town Memorial and the Kendall Cottage Memorial.
KeywordsFirst World WarBarker CollegeWW1Bruce Wynter Warden. Hornsby Shire, accessed 24/05/2025, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/5229