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People & Places
RMR annual dinner
In celebration of the Royal Marines 349th
birthday, a LIVDET Dinner was held at HMS
EAGLET.
Guest of honour was their Honorary
Colonel, Col Charles Hillock. The Dinner was
preceded by a Corps of Drums display.
Two weeks later the RMR MANDET
Remembrance Dinner was held at their
Manchester Barracks where a number of
presentations were made.
156 REGT
SUPPORTS
CADETS
The QM of 156 Tpt Regt,
Maj Mick Jessermino,
recently hosted an
evening to support the
ACF detachment at their
Liverpool HQ. This was
also a fund raising event
with the ABF The Soldiers
Charity which received
£150.
Maj Jessermino
also arranged for the
Detachment to hold
their Christmas Dinner in the
Officers Mess. On the night,
Detachment Commander, SSI
Natalie Cartwright welcomed
guests, the Lord Lieutenant
Cdt Lucy Stevens made a presentation to Maj Mick
Jessermino to thank him for his support.
of Merseyside Dame Lorna
Muirhead and her husband
Ronald, Maj Jessermino and
former Lord Mayor of Liverpool,
Councillor Hazel Williams. Her
consort was her son, Mike, an
One of the presentations was made by the Lord Lieutenant
to Cdt Omar Shewkat.
ex-4 PARA volunteer who is now
an instructor at the Detachment.
Presentations were made
during the evening and Maj
Jessermino announced that
‘156’ will be supporting a spring
expedition for the Detachment to
Yorkshire.
The Regiment also has plans
for a weekend competition for
RLC badged cadets later in the
year.
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