Charles Granville Bruce
| Charles Granville Bruce | |
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Bruce as leader of the 1922 Everest expedition
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| Born | 7 April 1866 London, England |
| Died |
12 July 1939 (aged 73) London, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army
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| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands held | 1st Bn the 6th Gurkha Rifles |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
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Brigadier-General The Honourable Charles Granville Bruce, CB, MVO (7 April 1866 – 12 July 1939) was a Himalayan veteran and leader of the second and third British expeditions to Mount Everest in 1922 and 1924.
Charles Granville Bruce was the youngest of the fourteen children of Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare (1815–1895) and Norah Napier (1827-1897). His father was born at Duffryn, Aberdare, attended Swansea Grammar School, and trained as a barrister. In the 1830s, coal was discovered beneath the family's land, and with the development of the industry they became rich. Henry Bruce was stipendiary magistrate for Merthyr Tydfil, 1847 to 1854, Liberal member of parliament for Merthyr Tydfil, 1852 to 1869, and Home Secretary in Gladstone's government, 1868 to 1873. He was created first Baron Aberdare, of Duffryn, in 1873. His mother was youngest daughter of General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier.
Bruce was educated at Harrow and Repton. His early life alternated between the 'pompous formality' of Queen's Gate, London, the family home in Aberdare, and a Scottish estate.
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