The Berwick cadets with Lt General Mark Evans, Australia's Chief of Joint Operations.
Ten cadets and three adult instructors have recently returned from a twelve day visit to the WW1 battlefield sites in Belgium & the National Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire.
It was all part of a cadet in the community project that the detachment undertook into the links between the town of Berwick and one of its local regiments, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and its predecessor the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. The cadets have been trying to trace former members of both regiments and interview them in regard to they're service.
The trip was a year in the planning and the decision made that the cadets were to camp using Scout Camp sites in the UK and a public site in Ypres and to travel by minibus.
The Detachment set off on Monday 18th April and headed to Staffordshire where they stayed at Beau Desert camp site, whilst there they visited the Arboretum and took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial, with Cadet/Cpl Chris Wilkinson laying the wreath on behalf of Northumbria ACF.
The next three days were spent in Maidstone, Kent, whilst there the detachment visited, The Tower of London, which is the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers HQ, HMS Belfast and then the Naval Dockyard in Chatham.
Then it was onward to Ypres, whilst there the cadets visited many WW1 battle sites & Commonwealth War cemeteries, the most poignant being, Tyne Cot, where many Northumberland Fusiliers are buried.
The cadets also took part in two ceremonies at the Menin Gate, one on invite from the Australian Armed Forces to take part in their ANZAC day memorial, with Cadet/Cpl Chris Munro carrying the detachment colours, the following day Cadet/LCpl John Jerdan laid a wreath on behalf of the Fusilier Association.
Given time to reflect on the trip that they had undertaking, they had a greater understanding of what the youth of previous generations had given up on our behalf and the hardships that they had undergone.
Many new friends were made on the trip, with the public of many nations complementing the cadets on their manner and positive impression they made for the youth of Britain & Berwick in particular.
Article by Lt Keith Marchant, DC Berwick.
Further photos in the gallery.
It was all part of a cadet in the community project that the detachment undertook into the links between the town of Berwick and one of its local regiments, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and its predecessor the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. The cadets have been trying to trace former members of both regiments and interview them in regard to they're service.
The trip was a year in the planning and the decision made that the cadets were to camp using Scout Camp sites in the UK and a public site in Ypres and to travel by minibus.
The Detachment set off on Monday 18th April and headed to Staffordshire where they stayed at Beau Desert camp site, whilst there they visited the Arboretum and took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial, with Cadet/Cpl Chris Wilkinson laying the wreath on behalf of Northumbria ACF.
The next three days were spent in Maidstone, Kent, whilst there the detachment visited, The Tower of London, which is the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers HQ, HMS Belfast and then the Naval Dockyard in Chatham.
Then it was onward to Ypres, whilst there the cadets visited many WW1 battle sites & Commonwealth War cemeteries, the most poignant being, Tyne Cot, where many Northumberland Fusiliers are buried.
The cadets also took part in two ceremonies at the Menin Gate, one on invite from the Australian Armed Forces to take part in their ANZAC day memorial, with Cadet/Cpl Chris Munro carrying the detachment colours, the following day Cadet/LCpl John Jerdan laid a wreath on behalf of the Fusilier Association.
Given time to reflect on the trip that they had undertaking, they had a greater understanding of what the youth of previous generations had given up on our behalf and the hardships that they had undergone.
Many new friends were made on the trip, with the public of many nations complementing the cadets on their manner and positive impression they made for the youth of Britain & Berwick in particular.
Article by Lt Keith Marchant, DC Berwick.
Further photos in the gallery.
