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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jordan Reynolds

Military funeral held for first female officer in Army’s most senior regiment

The back page on the Order of Service at the funeral for Captain Elizabeth Godwin, at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London. Picture date: Wednesday October 1, 2025. (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

A military funeral has been held for the first female officer in the Army’s most senior regiment, who was killed in a car crash.

Captain Elizabeth Godwin, 28, the first female officer of the Life Guards – which is part of the Household Cavalry, died in Surrey on September 5.

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