Bruce Maitland Carruthers (23 April 1892 – 29 November 1951) was an Australian physician and surgeon who became Director-General of Health in Tasmania.
[4] Carruthers served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in England, France, Salonika and India from 1914 until 1919 and held the rank of major.
[2] Carruthers was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the military division for distinguished service in the Middle East.
He was appointed the Tasmanian Director of Public Health in 1936 and served in that capacity until rejoining the army in World War II.
[2] Carruthers died at the Royal Hobart Hospital after a long illness and following a funeral service at the Memorial Congregational Church was cremated.