NAVY NEWS, AUGUST 2008 33
Knocked out but happy…
TEN members of Telford unit
TS Wrekin took part in an It’s
A Knockout competition held
by Telford and Wrekin Outdoor
Recreation Section with a grant
from the Youth Opportunity
Fund.
A dozen teams entered, the
cadets forming two of them.
The competition included
football clubs, martial arts and
even a team from the Salvation
Army youth section.
And although the cadets did not
win overall they did take the trophy
for the most conscientious team.
The weather was wet for most
of the day but everyone seemed
to enjoy being covered in foam,
soaked by wet sponges, knocked
off pedestals at the Human
demolition and generally making
fools of themselves.
CI Kevin Hoyles organised the
teams, and staff are pretty sure he
is already looking forward to next
year’s competition.
● AC Maria Hoyles and New Entry Laura
Clarke emerge after a battering in the
skittle race (above) while AC Sarah Fenney
fl ies over an obstacle with head in hand
(right). AC Maria Hoyles helps Junior Cadet
Charlotte Fenney – the chicken – over an
obstacle in the Chicken Run race (far right)
March honours
No let up when
ATC group call
Boy Cornwell VC
Keith took over
in at Seahawk
A GROUP of air cadets got
CHILTERN unit’s new Commanding Officer CPO (SCC) involved in the flying programme
NEWHAM Cornwell cadets organised a march
Keith Jones has not taken it easy since he took over from at HMS Seahawk when they paid
from the grave of John Travers Cornwell VC in
Lt (SCC) Fred Delderfield RNR after the latter completed a visit to RN air station Culdrose.
Manor Park to their unit at Vicarage Lane in
nine years. 824 NAS hosted 24 cadets and
East Ham.
The unit has since won competitions at district level, and staff from 1900 Air Training Corps
Cornwell, born in 1900 and educated at
gone on to represent the district at area level. South West, based at Hayle in
Manor Park, joined the Royal Navy in 1915
Chiltern has also won a pennant for 2008, a reflection of Cornwall, strengthening what has
and became a Boy First Class in
the standard of staff and cadets. already become a well-established
HMS Chester.
Meanwhile the unit’s standard local affiliation.
Chester, which had only
bearer, OC Emily Jones, paraded As well as learning about life in
completed battle training two days
the standard with those of the the RN, they were briefed on the
earlier, suffered a severe pounding
Royal British Legion and Royal Merlin force and were allowed to
from four enemy light cruisers at
Naval Association at both the walk round the aircraft.
Jutland on May 31 1916.
Chesham and Amersham veterans They were also taken aloft in
Her open-backed gun shields,
services. group familiarisation sorties.
which were raised off the deck,
Cowes quartet
meant members of the gun crews
were vulnerable – many lost legs to
shell splinters.
Cornwell, a sight-setter on the
forward 5.5in turret gun, was
mortally wounded but remained
at his gun, awaiting further orders,
while the rest of his gun crew lay on D-Day duty
dead around him.
When Chester broke away from
the battle Cornwell was transferred
A TEAM of Isle of Wight
one of the first towns to be a large contingent of American
to hospital in Grimsby, where he cadets travelled across the
liberated by the Allies on June parachutists.
died on June 2. Channel to Normandy to take
6 1944, then went on to Bayeux, They also met Maj Gen
He was posthumously awarded
part in the annual D-Day
where they took part in the parade David Morris, Commanding
the Victoria Cross in September –
at the British war cemetery and General, US Army Civil Affairs
commemorations.
the youngest Navy man to receive
laid a wreath on behalf of Isle of and Psychological Operations
the award.
The four Cowes cadets – OC
Wight Normandy veterans. Command, who led the parachute
The Cornwell cadets resurrected
Emily Jennings, OC Adam Shores,
A visit to the Bayeux Tapestry drop, and invited the cadets to
the traditional march of five miles
Marine Cdt Luke Colebrook and
followed, and during their stay visit Fort Bragg in America.
● Cdrs Andy Giles (left) and Charlie Neve at the NATO Maritime HQ
to honour the Boy after whom
OC Nicola Hampton – were
they took part in ceremonies The quartet were in great
in Northwood
their unit is named, and their
accompanied by Lt Eric Goode, at St Mère Église, witnessing a
demand for photo calls, and
training ship is named Chester in
Assistant District Officer for the parachute jump by more than
were filmed by Belgian television
memory of the ship on which he
island, and Lt Vicky Goode, CO 200 participants. crews.
was wounded.
of the Cowes unit. In the evening they attended a The final day took them to Brief re-encounter
Some 100 cadets made the
They stayed at St Mère Église, banquet with locals, veterans and Utah Beach, where they visited a
MORE than 30 years after serving frigate HMS Lancaster.
march, along with CO Dave
museum and the beach itself.
together in a Sea Scout group, two Charlie, on the other hand,
Standing and District Officer Lt
Coasting across the UK
The trip was deemed a great
RN officers are back in harness – qualified as a submariner, and
Cdr Sicklemore, both RNR.
success, so much so t hat t he cadets
briefly. having passed the fearsome
The Newham cadets, led by LC
have been invited to return to
Cdrs Andy Giles and Charlie Perisher course was second-in-
Charlotte Miller, were joined by
take part in the 65th anniversary
Neve were in the 1st Oulton command of Trident boat HMS
the North East London District
A COAST-to-coast ride by Challenge also raised funds for commemorations next year.
Broad group, and recalled boating Vigilant, besides serving in
Band, and were escorted on the
cadets and younger staff the unit. Among those who helped
evenings on Lake Lothing and Australia, Naples and Gibraltar.
march by the Metropolitan Police.
members at Hebburn and The ride took three days, support the visit were the
camping weekends at Herringfleet. Andy now heads up the Human
Taking the salute from the
Sunderland unit helped them starting at Whitehaven and Marine Society Sea Cadets
Both initially joined as junior Resources and Personnel Division
cadets were Lt Cdr Alan Phillips, take another step towards their finishing at Sunderland Marina. headquarters, the High Sheriff, ratings at HMS Ganges, and went at Northwood, while Charlie is
Lt Cdr Barry Sicklemore, CPO Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Cadets camped out both Cowes Royal British Legion, Col on to officer training at Dartmouth UK and NATO Submarine
Dave Standing, and Steve Miller Award. nights and catered for Samuelson, Bembridge Sailing in 1987, but their careers followed Escape and Rescue Commander
and Bryan Collier, chairman and Organised by Sgt (SCC) themselves, and so popular did Club, Spithead Masonic Lodge, very different paths since. – though Andy was due to take up
president respectively of Newham John Wooller and PPO (SCC) it prove that two further C2C Central District Sea Cadets and Andy served in all three a new post in Portsmouth as Navy
unit. Stephen Dupear, the C2C Cycle rides are planned this year. the staff of TS Osborne. Invincible-class carriers, as well as News went to press.
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