Piers Bengough
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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 born in 1929, 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.
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[1]. Bengough was named High Sheriff of Herefordshire for 2002.[2]
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- ^ London Gazette: no. 51050, page 11045, 1987-09-03. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 56531, page 4283, 9 April 2002. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
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| Preceded by Andrew Perrins |
High Sheriff of Herefordshire 2002 |
Succeeded by Georgina Britten-Long |
