Military Funeral Held for First Female Officer in Army’s Most Senior Regiment

Military Funeral Held for First Female Officer in Army’s Most Senior Regiment
The Bearer Party carry the coffin in to the funeral for Captain Elizabeth Godwin. Jordan Pettitt/PA
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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.