Seymour Gilbart-Denham

Sir Seymour Vivian Gilbart-Denham, (1939–2018) was a British Army officer and courtier.

Born on 10 October 1939, Gilbart-Denham was the son of Major Vivian Maurice Gilbart-Denham and his wife, Diana Mary, daughter of Henry Ralph Beaumont, JP, and maternal granddaughter of Sir James Gibson-Craig, 3rd Baronet. Vivian Gilbart-Denham was an officer in the Irish Guards and was killed in action in 1940; he was the son of Sir James Denham. Seymour Gilbart-Denham had two brothers: Desmond James Beaumont (born 1930) and Brian John (born 1934). He was posted in Germany (1960–62) and then as Troop Leader in London (1962–64), before returning to Cyprus to support the UN. and promoted to the rank of captain the following year. He went with the regiment to Southeast Asia; He then spent periods in the United Kingdom and Germany, before becoming a staff officer in 1981. He subsequently served at Headquarters 33rd Armoured Brigade, Headquarters 4th Armoured Division (as an SO2) and with United Kingdom Land Forces. and took command of the Household Cavalry Regiment. The following year, he was appointed Crown Equerry, an office in which he served until retiring in 2002. he was promoted to Knight Commander in July 2002. He continued to be an extra equerry in retirement and died on 19 June 2018.