The Life Guards Association was formed in 1928 after the amalgamation of The 1st and 2nd Life Guards after which they were called "The Life Guards (1st and 2nd)" until 1928 when they were renamed "The Life Guards".

Since 1945 the Regiment has served wherever the British Army has been in action including tours in Palestine, Cyprus, the Far East, BAOR, Northern Ireland, The Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan. The Life Guards formed a union with The Blues and Royals in 1992 but retained their separate identity and they continue to serve as a fully integrated part of the modern British Army, ready to deploy wherever they are needed.

Obituaries 2017

It is with much regret that the Honorary Secretary announces the death of the following old comrades. The Life Guards Association offer their sincere condolences to all members of their families. May they Rest in Peace.

Service Number	Rank & Name	Service Dates	Date of Death	Aged
237567	Lt H Hoare	July 1942 – September 1945	December 1988
22012719	LCpl JEC Cardozo	Unknown	Unknown
14946745	Tpr DH Randall	March 1945 – February 1948	10th February 2015	88
14499048	CoH Agar	February 1943 – November 1947	1st January 2016	89
23215105	Musn JHA Stilwell	August 1955 – March 1958	12th May 2016	87
22044191	Tpr P Biggs	January 1948 – December 1949
22556431	Tpr L Lewis	August 1953 – August 1956	September 2016
	Mr J Brookshaw	24th June 1954 – 24th May 1957	1st January 2017	80
24540413	LCoH F O’Sullivan	May 1981 – September 1992	2nd January 2017	52
296432	Tpr D Seage	August 1944 – November 1947	8th January 2017	90
296802	Tpr E Stockwell	May 1947 – January 1953	8th January 2017	87
23772005	LCpl K Curtis	March 1960 – August 1962	8th January 2017	77
22556532	LCpl R Wheeldon	October 1953 – January 1957	9th January 2017	81
22042772	LCpl C Benson	June 1948 – March 1950	19th January 2017	85
22789221	LCpl M Worthington	January 1952 – October 1969	19th January 2017	82
24048285	Tpr A Chapman	February 1966 – May 1969	24th January 2017	72
	Lord C Thynne		27th January 2017	82
23215592	Tpr C Chapman	October 1957 – September 1963	29th January 2017	77
6213829	Tpr D Frost	October 1941 – September 1946	31st January 2017	95
21000085	SCpl D Barnfield	October 1947 – November 1970	31st January 2017	85
296417	Tpr B Wood	July 1944 – October 1947	8th February 2017	91
22556122	CoH L Iles	October 1952 – February 1967	10th February 2017	82
22205533	Cpl J Chettle	April 1950 – May 1955	11th February 2017	84
22128146	Tpr M Midgley	April 1949 – March 1951	16th February 2017	86
296720	Musn G Britton	October 1946 – November 1960	21st February 2017	86
22556282	Tpr M Godfrey	March 1953 – March 1956	2nd March 2017	81
295959	Tpr A Gough	October 1942 – July 1947	5th March 2017	92
22663700	Tpr R Mills	May 1952 – May 1954	7th March 2017	83
22205179	Trp K Wilson	September 1948 – October 1953	12th March 2017	87
376181	Major P Baillie	December 1946 – March 1961	13th March 2017	89
459231	Capt GRP Coles	January 1958 – December 1963	21st March 2017	77
24239313	SCpl S Craister	April 1972 – October 1996	18th April 2017	60
24885586	Tpr D Bowen	February 1990 – July 1994	29th April 2017	45
23215941	LCpl GA Ellerby	March 1959 – March 1968	19th May 2017	76
296599	Tpr R Wolstencroft	January 1945 – December 1947	May 2017
19021157	Tpr RE Allard	August 1946 – March 1949	12th June 2017	89
296331	Cpl T Kirk	April 1944 – October 1947	13th June 2017	91
22869413	Tpr J Turner	March 1953 – December 1955	21st June 2017	82
24125839	CoH S Prentice	January 1971 – January 1980	2nd July 2017	64
23215133	SCpl P Richards	September 1955 – April 1978	10th July 2017	80
23679031	Cpl R Cobb	January 1957- January 1966	13th July 2017	75
22556105	Tpr H Hodgson	July 1952 – September 1955	22 July 2017	82
296337	CoH K Fletcher	April 1944 – July 1952	29th July 2017	91
23772318	Tpr KR Burnand	January 1960 – December 1963	6th August 2017	78
24306588	Mr Tpr Archer	1975 – 1983	14th August 2017	58
23215746	Tpr J Harrison	April 1957 – April 1960	September 2017	77
23865792	SCpl C Robinson	September 1961 – May 1986	1st September 2017	71
296761	WO2 AR Clarke	February 1947 – May 1968	1st September 2017	88
24048342	WO2 T Lee	May 1966 – November 1988	6th September 2017	69
433337	Lt I Dipple	June 1934 – June 1955	14th September 2017	82
23215353	Tpr H Wright	August 1956 – January 1959	15th October 2017	79
22205087	SCpl W Jeffery	April 1948 – November 1971	19th October 2017	86
14062013	Cpl J Barber	August 1945 – May 1948	1st November 2017	90
288849	Capt J Dent	January 1943 – January 1946	3rd November 2017	97
23343678	Tpr A Watts	April 1938 – October 1958	6th November 2017	79
22556011	Tpr J Aston	January 1952 – July 1955	6th November 2017	82
23215147	WO2 J Cummins	November 1955 – May 1978	11th November 2017	79
295584	Cpl D Bashford	May 1945 – May 1957	25th November 2017	90
22205406	CoH T Riffin	August 1949 – April 1972	12th December 2017	86
24048247	CoH A Parsley	April 1981 – April 1991	25th December 2017	70
Unknown	Tpr G Frisken	Unknown	29th December 2017	91
296829	WO2 D Turtle	July 1947 – July 1969	30th December 2017	86

THE LIFE GUARDS REGIMENTAL COLLECT

O Ever-living God, King of Kings, in whose service we put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation, grant we beseech thee that The Life Guards may be faithful unto death, and at last receive the crown of life from Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

(Formed in April 1922 from: The 1st Life Guards, The 2nd Life Guards and took their present title in June 1928.)

The Life Guards

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