ROLL CALL
AWARDS
The following officers and adult instructors
have been awarded the Cadet Force Medal
and clasps for their commitment and dedication
to the Army Cadet Force. Congratulations go to
everyone who has been recognised.
CADET FORCE MEDAL
ARA MA CAPT
BIRRELL A SSI
BOYNE PJ 2LT
BURTON GR SMI
CAREY N CAPT
CLARKE SP SSI
COCKWELL RL LT
DAWKINS VA CAPT
DOHERTY BJ SSI
DONACHIE MS SSI
DUMMER IC SMI
EDWARDS RHS SSI
FARQUHAR BA SMI
FRANCIS AJ MAJ
FREEBODY MJ LT
GALEITZKE K LT
GEAR JA SI
GODFREY NO SI
GREENAERT-DAVIES MMAJ
HAY DP MAJ
HILTON RD SMI
HINE S SSI
JEPHCOTE P SMI
JOLLEY EA COL
JONES AV LT COL
LAKER N CAPT
LEVETT N CSM
LEWIS G SSI
LUCKHURST P LT
MACDONALD PA CAPT
MCCRUMLISH A SSI
MCTAGGART HG SSI
McTAGGART SL LT
MOORE DJ SMI
OXFORD S CAPT
PARKER A CAPT
PENFOLD-GREEN M SSI
POXON IG MAJ
SHARMAN E SSI
SIMMS AD SSI
SINCLAIR RD CAPT
THAYER S SMI
THOMPSON CA CAPT
TRAVERS I LT
WHITWORTH SE SSI
WILLIAMS BJ MAJ
WILLIAMS S MAJ
CLASP 1 CFM ER
AITKEN GW CAPT
COLEMAN MD LT
CORBETT D SMI
DUFFIELD BM MAJ
FLETCHER BT CAPT
FRANCIS AP WSMI
HARGRAVES (BEM) MJCAPT
HODGSON K SSI
HOLLAND LD MAJ
HUDDLESTON SB SMI
JUPP GS LT
KANE DJ MAJ
KIFF TPM MAJ
MACKENZIE S MAJ
MICHALSKI P LT
NESS S SSI
OWEN FT MAJ
PRIZEMAN C SMI
THOMAS AW CAPT
THOMAS NA SMI
THOMPSON DA SSI
THOMPSON MJ MAJ
USHER B CAPT
WATSON MA MAJ
YOUNG CIJ LT COL
ZIEGLER PA SMI
CLASP 2 CFM ER
AUCKLAND CJ RSMI
BISNEY KDJ SMI
CANAVAN H MAJ
CHRISTIE G CAPT
DAVISON M MAJ
HUGHES AH MAJ
JONES RA WO2
MARRIOTT M SMI
PRICE KE CAPT
VIZOR MA SSI
WALTERS ME MAJ
CLASP 3 CFM ER
IVES KA COL
KITCHING BJ LT COL
LANNON E MAJ
LUCAS BP CAPT
MASTERS GR MAJ
STEPHEN NJ SSI
CLASP 4 CFM ER
BROWN JE LT COL
LEECH D COL
ACF trio make the Duke of
Westminster Award final cut
Cadet CSM Sarah Nicholls
Three Army Cadets have won places on
a three-week adventure to South Africa as
finalists of the Duke of Westminster Award.
Cadet RSM Amy Challinor of Guernsey
Detachment, Dorset ACF, Cadet CSM Nikki
Morgan of Humberside and South Yorkshire
ACF and Cadet CSM Sarah Nicholls of Devon
ACF will join seven teenagers from the other
Cadet Forces on the expedition in the summer.
CSM Morgan finished in the top five and now
stands a chance of winning the coveted Duke of
Westminster Award for the most outstanding
cadet, which will be announced at an award
ceremony in London on 24 June.
Ten cadets were shortlisted for the award
from 215 applicants after taking part in a
36-hour selection process hosted by the Cadet
Vocational Qualification Organisation. To be in
with a chance of winning cadets must possess
a wide range of skills and abilities, which they
Back in 1984 Margaret Walters saw how much
her son was enjoying the ACF and decided
to join. Twenty-five years later, and now
Commandant of Orkney Independent Cadet
Battery ACF, Major Walters has received the
second Clasp to the Cadet Force Medal.
“I get so much enjoyment from working
with the cadets. For the last 25 years I have
got a massive sense of fulfillment from all
Cadet CSM Nikki Morgan
have demonstrated through a consistently
high level of commitment and achievement
during their cadet career.
“Once again we have been stunned by the
exceptional quality, dedication and enthusiasm
of the young people in our Cadet Forces. The
“We’ve been stunned by
the exceptional quality
of our young people”
standard has been extremely high,” said Edward
Woods, Chief Executive of CVQO.
In South Africa the cadets will take part in
an environmental awareness course and a
cultural project working with and teaching
children who have been orphaned by AIDS.
Full details of the award can be viewed by
logging on to www.armycadets.com/news
The importance of getting stuck in
Cadet RSM Amy Challinor
sorts of roles in the ACF so in a way it feels
a little bit embarrassing to be thanked for
something I thoroughly enjoy,” she says.
Margaret is an emergency planner by day
and admits that Cadets allows her to forget
about the worries of her stressful job.
“From being the Commandant to sorting
out the cadets’ rations for their next exercise,
I turn my hand to whatever needs doing!”
SUMMER 2009 I ARMYCADET 31
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