Piers Bengough
Colonel Sir Piers Henry George Bengough KCVO OBE DL (24 May 1929 – 18 April 2005) was Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot, in the Royal Household 1984–1997.
He was educated at Eton College and served in The Royal Hussars 1948–1973, retiring as a Lieutenant-Colonel (promoted to Colonel in 1984). He was Honorary Colonel 1983–1990, and was a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms from 1981 (retiring in 1999), and died in 2005.[1]
He was made a KCVO in 1986, and received the OBE in 1973. He was made a Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Hereford and Worcester on 29 June 1987.[2] Bengough was named High Sheriff of Herefordshire for 2002.[3]
Bengough married former figure skater Bridget Adams in 1952.
References
- ^ "Sir Piers Bengough - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "No. 51050". The London Gazette. 1987-09-03.
- ^ "No. 56531". The London Gazette. 9 April 2002.