Charles Granville Bruce
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 85 years ago |
Date of birth | April 7,1866 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | London |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | July 12,1939 |
Died | London |
United Kingdom | |
Parents | Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare |
Battles and wars | World War I |
Books | The assault on Mount Everest, 1922 |
Awards | Royal Victorian Order |
Order of the Bath | |
Current partner | Finetta Campbell |
Servicebranch | British Indian Army |
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ID | 926329 |
Charles Granville Bruce Life story
Brigadier-General The Honourable Charles Granville Bruce, CB, MVO was a veteran Himalayan mountaineer and leader of the second and third British expeditions to Mount Everest in 1922 and 1924. In recognition of the former he was awarded a special prize at the conclusion of the first ever Winter Olympics.