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Awards: presented annually to members of 68 (IC&CY) Signal Squadron
The Squadron have traditionally awarded four awards at the annual dinner, for the best contribution to the Squadron, best recruit, best field solider, and best in trade.
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William Hine Award: Best all-round contribution to the Squadron during the preceding year. Awarded to: Officer, soldier or civilian or permanent staff. A silver salver (presented by the DOSC) plus a keeper trophy (normally an engraved glass mug) and a cash sum. The award was formerly known as the Jack Slevin award. Provided by The Devils Own Sergeant's Club.
Winner Jack Slevin 1988 Sergeant Yeomans Winner Jack Slevin 1989 Corporal Edwards Winner Jack Slevin 2000 David Norris 2002 Lance Corporal Adam Tear 2010 Lance Corporal Ros Whiffen 2011 Lance Corporal Brayshaw 2012 Staff Sergeants (PSI(T)) Andy Carnegie & (SPSI)Dave Haskell 2013 Captain (PSAO) John Donaldson 2014 Staff Sergeant (PSI(T)) Jim Brown 2015 WO2 James Paton 2017 Sergeant Steven Warren 2018 Sergeant Clare Sharp 2019 Sergeant Ros Whiffen 2020 - No award 2021 - No award 2022 - No award Earl of Limerick Cup: Best Recruit in previous year as selected by the Sqn Commander from Recruit Course Reports and overall performance in the Squadron. Awarded to: Recruit in previous year. A keeper trophy (normally an engraved glass mug) and a cash sum. Original cup to be displayed on presentation. Major Adrian Pery (son of the late Lord Limerick) invited to present the award. Provided by The Trustees. 2002 Signaller Clare Hughes 2017 Signaller Daniel Campbell 2018 Signaller Lee Donaghue 2019 Signaller Chalk 2020 - No award 2021 - No award 2022 - No award |
Cartwright Cup: The best ‘Field Soldier’ i.e. exhibiting the highest standard of soldiering skills combined with comradeship during the preceding year. Awarded to: Soldier. A keeper trophy (normally an engraved glass mug) and a cash sum. Original cup to be displayed on presentation. Major James Cartwright invited to present the award. Provided by The Trustees/donor.
2012 Corporal Jo Giles 2013 Lance Corporal Mills 2014 Corporal Kane 2017 Signaller Nicolas Asamoah 2018 Signaller Irina Abebe 2019 Signaller Betram-Smith 2020 - No award 2021 - No award 2022 - No award Fern Cup: The soldier attaining the highest standard in trade training in the preceding year. Awarded to: Soldier. Principally communication skills but could be MT or clerical. A keeper trophy (normally an engraved glass mug) and a cash sum. Original cup to be displayed on presentation. Presented by the father of Major Jeremy Fern TD DL. Major Fern commanded the Squadron from 1994 to 1996 and continues to endow this prize. Provided by The Trustees/donor. 1988 Signaller Harry Jules 1989 Lance Corporal Fields 2003 Signaller Clare Hughes 2009 Lance Corporal Ros Whiffen 2011 Lance Corporal Jo Giles 2012 Signaller Mark Noble 2013 Signaller Kerlen 2014 Signaller Alex Teslenko 2017 Corporal Richard Kane 2018 Corporal Mark Noble 2019 Sergeant Lonergan 2020 - No award 2021 - No award 2022 - No award |
HISTORY of the trophies:
William Hine Award: this was originally the Jack Slevin Award having been initiated by a bequest from Jack Slevin who was Secretary of the Association in the 1980s. It was re-named in memory of Signaller William Hine who was sadly killed whilst serving with the Squadron during a practice ride for the Lord Mayor’s Show 2001, and is now marked by a silver salver presented by the DOSC.
Earl of Limerick Cup: presented by Colonel The Earl of Limerick KBE who was the Squadron Honorary Colonel from 1993 to 2003 and whose portrait hangs in the ante-room in the Mess at Lincoln’s Inn.
Cartwright Cup: presented by Major James Cartwright TD who commanded the Squadron from 1990 to 1994. The original object of the award was stated as “The soldier with whom the OC would most like to share a trench.”
Fern Cup: Presented by the father of Major Jeremy Fern TD DL. Major Fern commanded the Squadron from 1994 to 1996 and continues to endow this prize.
The archive also records the following careers of winners of a prize for the Best Recruit:
1988 Best Recruit Sig “Rufus” McNeil. Promoted to Cpl and joined the Regular Army (RLC) followed by a meteoric rise and now a Brigadier.
1989 Best Recruit Sig Bridges.
1990 Best Recruit Sig Mercer. He was a solicitor with Farrer & Co. Subsequently he was commissioned into the Army Legal Service and served in various areas of conflict including Bosnia and achieved the rank of Lt Col.
Earl of Limerick Cup: presented by Colonel The Earl of Limerick KBE who was the Squadron Honorary Colonel from 1993 to 2003 and whose portrait hangs in the ante-room in the Mess at Lincoln’s Inn.
Cartwright Cup: presented by Major James Cartwright TD who commanded the Squadron from 1990 to 1994. The original object of the award was stated as “The soldier with whom the OC would most like to share a trench.”
Fern Cup: Presented by the father of Major Jeremy Fern TD DL. Major Fern commanded the Squadron from 1994 to 1996 and continues to endow this prize.
The archive also records the following careers of winners of a prize for the Best Recruit:
1988 Best Recruit Sig “Rufus” McNeil. Promoted to Cpl and joined the Regular Army (RLC) followed by a meteoric rise and now a Brigadier.
1989 Best Recruit Sig Bridges.
1990 Best Recruit Sig Mercer. He was a solicitor with Farrer & Co. Subsequently he was commissioned into the Army Legal Service and served in various areas of conflict including Bosnia and achieved the rank of Lt Col.