Guy Gruwez (1928-2026)

It is with profound sadness that the Chairman, the members of the Board of Directors, the buglers and all members and volunteers of the Last Post Association announce the passing of our Honorary Chairman, Guy Gruwez OBE MNZM OAM MSM, at the age of 97.

Guy Gruwez joined the Board of Directors of the Last Post Association in 1953. From 1966 until 2006, he served as its Chairman for an extraordinary forty years. Thereafter, as Honorary Chairman, he remained closely associated with the Last Post Association and with the daily Last Post ceremony beneath the Menin Gate.

For more than seventy years, Guy devoted himself with exceptional dedication and complete selflessness to preserving the memory of those who fell during the First World War. With tireless commitment, dignity and conviction, he carried forward the message of remembrance and gratitude. He played a defining role in the development and international standing of the Last Post Association.

His outstanding record of service earned him the deepest respect and recognition throughout Belgium and far beyond. The many national and international honours bestowed upon him bear witness to the esteem in which he was held throughout his long life.

The Last Post Association has lost one of its most important figureheads, an inspiring Chairman and, above all, an exceptional human being. His life’s work and his example will live on within our Association and through the daily Last Post ceremony.

Our deepest sympathy and thoughts are with his wife Marie-Jeanne, his family and all those who held him dear.

Rest in peace, Guy. We will remember him.