Comradeship is quite unique, Young men and women from different
backgrounds sharing a small space that is the military billet,
friendships were more intense though fleeting.
One regret shared by many servicemen and women is that they failed
to keep in touch with their friends on their return to civilian life.
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion; those comrades are now vague
faces receding in to memory – faces whose names have long been
forgotten. Even the photos of years ago cannot bring back the
names of those that meant so much to us. What happened to all the
friends we once knew?
Welcome to The Old Oak Tree (TOOT). This web site is intended to be a
place on the world wide web where Life Guards past and present, those
who served with The Life Guards and family and friends of