Biography:
George Bruce Gilroy was born 16 September 1908, the son of George and Annie Gilroy of Clatto, Cupar, Fife, and one of three Wykehamist brothers, another of whom, Lieutenant Kenneth Reid Gilroy (H 1905-1910), Black Watch, was killed in action on 12 March 1915 (see individual entry).
George came to Winchester College from Ardvreck School in September 1903 and was in H House, Bramston's. He became Head of House, a Commoner Prefect and Captain of Commoner VI; he played in Lords XI in his last year, 1908, and later played cricket for Forfarshire.
He left Winchester in the summer of 1908 for Magdalen College, Oxford, and then he went into his father's business at Dundee. When war broke out he immediately enlisted in the New Army. Within a few months he obtained a commision in the 8th Batttalion Black Watch. He went to France in May 1915 and won the M.C. at the Battle of Loos.
Gilroy was wounded at Longueval on 14 July 1916, at the beginning of the Battle of the Somme and died the following day.