James Bruce-Jones

James Bruce-Jones (19 August 1910 — 29 April 1943) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Captain Thomas Bruce-Jones OBE and his wife, Edith Bruce-Jones, he was born in August 1910 at Larbert, Strilingshire.[1] He was educated at Altenburn School at Nairn,[2] before attending Charterhouse School in England.[3] He subsequently worked for the family timber and foundry business, becoming its director.[1] A club cricketer for both Stirling County and Grange, Bruce-Jones made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1936 and Belfast in 1937.[4] He scored a total of 91 runs in his two first-class matches, with a highest score of 47.[5]

Shortly before the start of the Second World War, Bruce-Jones was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in May 1939.[6] Serving in the war, he held the rank of captain by September 1941.[7] Bruce-Jones saw action in the North African campaign, during which he was wounded in action in Tunisia and subsequently died from his wounds at Enfidaville on 29 April 1943.[2] He was posthumously mentioned in dispatches in September 1943 for gallant and distinguished service during the North African campaign.[8]