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Oliver O'Brien
his face. He saw the best in everyone and a very good friend to have.
Although a few years younger than me we had a lot in common and got on well together. One of our common interests was the unit band. At the time I was the Drum Major and Bob was a bugler.
He did show an interest in becoming the
Drum Major, so I started to instruct him on
the drill and commands required etc. He
was a quick learner and took over from me
when I stepped down from the role due to
age in 1974.
When I married in July 1975 after the church service, we had the surprise of
the TS Sheffield band waiting outside the church to lead us to the reception which was not far away. Bob Griffin was the Drum Major on this occasion. Not too long after this Bob applied for and was accepted into TS Indefatigable training school after which he joined the Royal Marines. Unfortunately, I did not see him again”.
Oliver O’Brien is 16 and attends Notre
Dame Catholic High School, he tells us
- “I am a cadet Corporal and I have been
a member of Sheffield Sea Cadets for
six years. I first joined as a Junior cadet
and spent a short time as a Sea Cadet.
However, I craved something a little
more ‘green’ so I decided to become a
Royal Marine Cadet. Cadets has been a
fantastic experience and has instilled in me confidence that will benefit me enormously
in life. There is nowhere else where I,
at such a young age, would have found
such an amazing opportunity to develop
my leadership skills. This is the most rewarding thing about being a cadet, putting a plan in place and working with a great team to achieve a great outcome. I hope to soon achieve the rank of Cadet Sergeant and outside of cadets I wish to pursue a career in the armed forces.”
Cadets
has been
a fantastic experience and has instilled in me confidence that will benefit me enormously in life
where everyone from the padre to the cadets chipped in. It was however, difficult, as we had to create a script that really captured the events of the Falklands conflict. We eventually achieved this with the help of Zoom and started to record the audio, sending it to those who were creating the presentation and who uploaded it to iMovie. We are really proud of how
it turned out and we hope this demonstrates our commitment to this wonderful new relationship in addition to our commitment, as the next generation, to the memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the conflict.”
Sheffield’s Detachment Commander John Daley said “Normally the presentation would be carried out in person at Sheffield Sea Cadets unit. But since the impact of COVID; all face-to-face training has been understandably cancelled. Recently, all cadet modules have had to go on line since the outbreak. Units have been inviting guests from as far away
as Canada and Japan. We thought we would do something similar, and as it had been Liberation Day in the Falklands; invited MLA to watch. I believe presenting is an important life skill, to be able to vocalise yourself will stand you well for any job interview and employment. Next for our Corporal cadets, will be peer to peer teaching, and Victory in Japan Day preparations.
Sheffield Sea Cadets’ Executive Officer Chris Camps said “Sheffield Sea Cadets has been part of our city since the 1930s, and continues with the challenge of nautical adventure and a Royal Navy ethos. Over the last year, our Ships Company has grown to over 100 crew; backed the campaign to name the new type 46 Frigate HMS Sheffield, taken part in the national Trafalgar Day Parade, had local councillors join the Unit Committee, and won national awards in media and football.
We are currently recruiting for adult volunteers; no prior training is required.
If you want to help broaden horizons and create possibilities, working with young people between 10 and 18 - please get
in touch online. Visit us at Sheffield Sea Cadets HQ, The Falklands Training Centre, at the top of Rutland Road when we re-open, open Mondays and Thursdays, 7pm-9pm. Or find us social media.”
Robert's Memorial
Keith's Wedding
& Robert Griffin
“Our presentation was a fantastic team effort
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