Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers

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Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers
NicknameBruce
Born(1863-02-13)February 13, 1863
Kingston, Ontario, Canada West
DiedOctober 21, 1910(1910-10-21) (aged 47)
Buried
Cataraqui Cemetery
AllegianceCanada
BranchCanadian Militia
Service years1883–1910
RankMajor
Unit21st Hussars
14th Battalion, The Princess of Wales’ Own Rifles
2nd (Special Service) Battalion
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles
CommandsAssistant Adjutant General for Signalling
ConflictsSecond Boer War
AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal

Major Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers (February 13, 1863 – October 21, 1910) was an officer of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army) and the founder of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals.

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