Bruce

This House bears the name of William Arthur McCrae Bruce, only son of Colonel A. McCrae Bruce.

He entered College in 1904.  After passing through the Royal Military College, Sandhurst he joined the Northumberland Fusiliers and later transferred to the 59th Scinde Rifles.  He landed in France with his regiment in September 1914 and was killed in action near Givenchy on 19th December 1914.

He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery.  Though severely wounded during a night attack he rallied his men and fought off enemy counter-attacks during the whole of the next day.

His Victoria Cross is now in the possession of Victoria College.