On 14 March, a number of London cadets, Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers were recognised by the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London for outstanding service to London’s Reserve and cadet units.
Sir Ken Olisa OBE presented the awards at an Army Reserve Training Centre in Bloomsbury, central London.
The award winners were:
LORD LIEUTENANT’S CERTIFICATES OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO LONDON CADETS
WO2 (SCC) RNR Daniel Byrne
London Western District SCC
Lt (SCC) RNR Stuart Jackson
Haringey Unit SCC
Sqn Ldr Billy Moore
HQ London Wing ATC
Captain Kevin Sharrock
Merchant Taylors’ School CCF
Lt Kevin Smith
109 Cadet Detachment ACF
Major Edmund Sokolowski
SW London ACF
PO (SCC) Tracy Stevens
Southwark Unit SCC
THE GL RFCA AWARD TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING SEA CADET CORPS UNIT COMMANDER IN 2023
CI Jonathon Linger
27F (Chingford) Squadron RAFAC
CI Carole Lawrence
Hornchurch & Upminster Unit SCC
CI Helen Miles
173 (Orpington) Squadron RAFAC
CI Keith Lemon
Kingston & District Unit SCC
CI David Owen
344 (Fulham) Squadron RAFAC
CI Margaret Redington
West Ham Unit SCC
THE GL RFCA CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION FOR ADULT INSTRUCTORS TO LONDON’S CADET MOVEMENT
Warrant Officer Shoheb Akhtar
282 (East Ham) Squadron RAFAC
Lieutenant Yousef Al-Fahad
Harrow School CCF
Chaplain (SCC) Lee Clark RNR
Haringey Unit SCC
Sergeant Haydn Fenech
135 Cadet Detachment ACF
Sergeant Jessica Higgings
359 (Bexleyheath) Squadron RAFAC
Sub Lieutenant (SCC) Maxine Lincoln RNR
Wandsworth Unit SCC
Lieutenant (SCC) Jacqui Nunn RNR
Lima Company (London) RM Cadets
Pilot Officer Eric Pak
173 (Orpington) Squadron RAFAC
Colour Sergeant Jade Rozier
94 Cadet Detachment ACF
THE GL RFCA CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION FOR CIVILIAN INSTRUCTORS TO LONDON’S CADET MOVEMENT
CI Jonathon Linger
27F (Chingford) Squadron RAFAC
CI Carole Lawrence
Hornchurch & Upminster Unit SCC
CI Keith Lemon
Kingston & District Unit SCC
CI Margaret Redington
West Ham Unit SCC
CI Helen Miles
173 (Orpington) Squadron RAFAC
CI David Owen
344 (Fulham) Squadron RAFAC
THE GL RFCA AWARD TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING SEA CADET CORPS UNIT COMMANDER IN 2023
Sgt (SCC) Daniel Ginno
Bromley Unit SCC
THE GL RFCA AWARD TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING ROYAL MARINES CADET DETACHMENT COMMANDER ROYAL MARINES CADET DETACHMENT IN 2023
2Lt (SCC) Laurelle Brant RMR
Waltham Forest Unit RMCD
THE GL RFCA AWARD TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING ARMY CADET FORCE DETACHMENT COMMANDERS
From South East
SI Ellie Clifton
107 Cadet Detachment ACF
From South West
SSI Candis Adams
155 Cadet Detachment ACF
From North East
2Lt Muhammad Tanveer
35 Cadet Detachment ACF
From North West
SSI Jenni Gilbert
212 Cadet Detachment ACF
THE GL RFCA AWARD TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING ROYAL AIR FORCE AIR CADETS SQUADRON COMMANDERS
From Kent Wing
Warrant Officer Kelly Peters
1227 (Sidcup) Squadron RAFAC
From London Wing
Flt Lt Antony Barker
2F (Walthamstow (Leyton)
From Middlesex Wing
Flt Lt Matthew Collins
94 (Feltham) Squadron RAFAC
From Surrey Wing
Flt Lt Tony Grear
1034 (Surbiton) Squadron RAFAC
THE GL RFCA AWARD TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING COMBINED CADET FORCE CONTINGENT COMMANDER 2022
Captain Charl Weyers
Avanti House School CCF
THE GL RFCA AWARD TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING COMBINED CADET FORCE SECTION COMMANDER 2023
Captain Lucie Coyne
Bancroft’s School CCF
ARMY CADET FORCE CITIZENSHIP AWARD
This award was introduced into Greater London in 1990 and consists of a trophy which is presented each year to the Commander of the ACF Detachment which is judged to have contributed the most to local community relations through either a single project or a series of activities.
The winners for 2023 is:
97 Cadet Detachment ACF, HQ South East London ACF
LORD-LIEUTENANT’S CADETS
SCC
Leading Cadet Emily Smith
Tooting & Balham Unit SCC
ACF
Cadet Sergeant Major Romaio Brown-Senior
149 Cadet Detachment ACF
CCF
Ordinary Cadet 2* Chloe Masson
Alleyn’s School CCF
RAFAC
Cadet Flight Sergeant Jessica Creasey
34F (Balham & Tooting) Squadron ATC
LORD LIEUTENANT’S CERTIFICATES OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO RESERVE FORCES
Captain Owen Balash
4th Bn PWRR
SSgt William Callaghan
240 Squadron, 151 Regiment RLC
WO2 Andrew Francklin
ULOTC
Sgt Carl Hansen
240 Squadron, 151 Regiment RLC
CSgt David Hill
Royal Marines Reserve
CSgt Iain Laker
Royal Marines Reserve
Captain Dorothy Newman
FANY (PRVC)
WO2 Herbert Sebukima
1st Bn London Guards
LONDON’S VOLUNTEER RESERVIST OF THE YEAR
Runner-Up
Sergeant Tarumbidzwa Blee, 600 Sqn RAuxAF
Winner
Major Madelaine Gimzewska RAMC, 256 Multi-Role Medical Regiment
