47 SQUADRON Supporting the RAF
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he Clothworkers’ Company is proud to have supported 47 Squadron for nearly 10 years, first connecting in 2011. In addition to opportunities to meet and develop relationships with service men and women, The Company is delighted to fund annual community and family welfare activities and special opportunities for the Squadron. For instance, we sponsored the memorial sculpture at the National Memorial Arboretum, commemorating the Squadron’s centenary in 2015. COMMUNITY AWARDS This September, we were delighted to host service men and women, and their guests, from Brize Norton for the inaugural Clothworkers’ 47 Squadron RAF Community Awards. Each member of 47 Squadron in attendance was named on a Roll of Special Recognition for having gone above and beyond in supporting their crew and community. In addition, Immediate Past Master and First Warden Alex Nelson and Wing Commander Richard Fawkes presented four special awards to: • Flight Sergeant Stuart Cox, 47 Squadron Engineers Award for supporting teammates even when there is no obvious recognition or award for doing so; • Flight Lieutenant Edward Bindloss-Gibb, 47 Squadron Operations and Headquarters Award for supporting teammates even when there is no obvious recognition or award for doing so; • Sergeant Bramwell TempestRoe, 47 Squadron Sans Peur Award for delivering an outstanding contribution to the Squadron
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THE CLOTHWORKER | AUTUMN 2021
