Bathurst was commissioned into the
Welsh Guards in September 1983. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards in July 2004. In 2005, he was appointed an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He went on to be Director of Public Relations (Army) in September 2006, Deputy Director Strategy, Plans and Assessment in October 2008 and Commander, Initial Training Group in January 2010. Bathurst became Director of Training in February 2011, Senior British Military Representative in Afghanistan in May 2014, and
Major-General commanding the Household Division in June 2016. He was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2014, and awarded the United States
Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer) in May 2018. He was appointed a
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on 7 November 2019. In 2020, on completion of his tour at London District, he took up the appointment of
UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union in the rank of
lieutenant general. Bathurst was formally promoted to lieutenant general on 13 March 2020 and served as the National Military Representative to the European Union. Bathurst was Deputy Colonel Commandant of the
Adjutant General's Corps until August 2023, and retired from the army 20 April 2024.
Governor of Gibraltar In March 2024, it was confirmed that Bathurst would become
Governor of Gibraltar in June 2024. He was sworn in on 4 June 2024. ==References==