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Vanguard: The Association's Annual journal

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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. 
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.
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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.
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2002 Signaller Clare Hughes
2017  Signaller Daniel Campbell
​2018  Signaller Lee Donaghue
​2019  Signaller Chalk
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.”
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Fern Cup: P
resented 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.
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