Bob Bruce (British Army officer)

Bob Bruce
Major General Bruce in 2024
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1986–2020
Rank	Major General
Commands	Task Force Helmand 4th Mechanised Brigade Royal Scots
Battles / wars	Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan War against the Islamic State
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order

Major General Robert Bernard Bruce, CBE , DSO is a former British Army officer. He has served as Governor of Edinburgh Castle since September 2024.

Military career

Bruce was commissioned into the Royal Scots on 5 September 1986. ^[1] He became commanding officer of the Royal Scots in February 2006 and then of The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, as the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers merged that year. ^[2] He went on to be commander 4th Mechanised Brigade in 2011 and was deployed as commander of Task Force Helmand in October 2012. ^[3]

Following his return to the United Kingdom in April 2013, Bruce became Director Combat at Army Headquarters. ^[4] He was deployed again as Deputy Commander of a multi-national task force in the Middle East in December 2014, ^[5] and then became Director Capability in the Army Headquarters in November 2015. ^[6] He became Military Secretary and General Officer, Scotland, in July 2017. ^[7] Bruce retired from the British Army on 26 February 2020. ^[8]

Bruce became Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland in July 2016. ^[9] He was succeeded in that post by Nick Borton on 1 November 2019. ^[10]

In September 2024, Bruce succeeded Major General Alastair Bruce of Crionaich as Governor of Edinburgh Castle. ^{[11] [12]}

Coat of arms of Bob Bruce

Notes Presented by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, 28 April 2025. [13] Motto Fortitudo Per Honorem Et Gratiam

References

1. "No. 50702". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 1986. p. 14183.
2. "The final days of the old Scottish Regiments". Electric Scotland. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
3. "Change in Helmand province". Ministry of Defence. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
4. "Main Programme". International Urban Operations Conference. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
5. "War against Isis: British troops to return to Iraq to help train Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmarga forces". The Independent. 14 December 2014.
6. "Senior Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
7. "Generals: April 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
8. "No. 62934". The London Gazette . 3 March 2020. p. 4030.
9. "The Thistle Summer 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
10. "No. 62844". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 December 2019. p. 21823.
11. "Alastair Bruce". X. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
12. "Edinburgh Castle welcomes another Bruce as Governor". army.mod.uk. British Army. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
13. "Grant of arms". Lyon Court. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

Military offices
Preceded by Nicholas Ashmore	Military Secretary 2017–2019	Succeeded by Tim Hyams
	General Officer Scotland 2017–2019
Preceded by Alastair Bruce of Crionaich	Governor of Edinburgh Castle 2024–present	Incumbent