D.C.M. London Gazette 4.8.1916 'For conspicuous gallantry. He went out with his Company Commander and surprised and captured two of the enemy's patrol. In this dangerous operation one man of the enemy patrol fired at his Company Officer. Before the second shot could be fired Private Bruno shot the man dead. His promptness and accuracy of fire enabled the members of the enemy's patrol to be captured without loss'.

A more informative account of this incident can be found in Sir Max Aitken's Canada in Flanders:

'That opportunity came at "Plug Street" at 8.30 a.m. on the morning of 27 July. One of the observers of the 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment) reported a party of the enemy in the wild wheat, never to be garnered, growing between the British and German lines. It was then that Captain Tidy, with Private Bruno, who had joined the Battalion from the Queen's Own of Toronto, and two other Privates of the names of Candlish and Subervitch, left the trenches and crawled out to take the enemy by surprise. In this they were successful. Two of the Germans surrendered the moment they were covered by Captain Tidy's pistol; but the third, though putting up his hands at first, lowered them again and fired at the Officer. At this, Bruno, who was in a crouching position among the wheat, fired two shots from the hip and killed the treacherous German. The party returned safely with their two prisoners, though the whole affair had taken place in full view of the German trenches'.