The son of George Bruce and Annie Bruce, he was born on 5 August 1879. Bruce's older brothers, Jim and Percy, also played for West Adelaide.Atkinson, p. 138. Married to Grace Bennett Bruce (1881-1945), née Murie,Bruce—Murie, The Argus. (Saturday, 5 September 1908). p.11. he had three children, Grace, George and Donald. He died on 5 June 1928.Deaths: Bruce, The Argus, (Thursday, 7 June 1928), p.1; Deaths: Bruce, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Saturday, 9 June 1928), p.12.
