Army 6th-form scholarship awards

The following have been awarded Army Scholarships for eventual entry to RMA Sandhurst, subject to clearances and examination results:

Jake Ainscough, Cirencester Deer Park School; Velocity Airey, Fettes College, Edinburgh; Victoria Airey, Central Newcastle High School; Thomas Andrews, Bournemouth School; Thomas Batting, Harrow School; Robert Beresford, La Retraite Swan School, Salisbury; Nikolai Bond, Dauntsey's School, Devizes; William Bromfield, Radley College, Abingdon; Philip Charlesworth, Cheltenham College; Miles Coates, Oundle School, Peterborough; Rowan Coates, Calday Grange County Grammar School, West Kirby; Hugo Cohen, Harrow School; David Coombs, The Hulme Grammar School for Boys; Liam Day, Judd School, Tonbridge; Angus Dickson, Radley College, Abingdon; Graham Dixon, Healing Comprehensive School, Grimsby; James Evans, Blundell's School, Tiverton; Rebecca Fisher, The Winston Churchill School; Angus Forrester, Eastbourne College; Hugo Fraser, Harrow School; Caroline Fryer, Dauntsey's School, Devizes; Ella Gale, West Buckland School, Barnstaple; Thomas Geddes, Marlborough College; David Gibbs, Bryanston School, Blandford Forum; Matthew Gledhill; St Albans School; Peter Gornall, Court Moor School, Fleet; Andrew Hair, The Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover; Sarah Hardman, Dauntsey's School, Devizes; Nicholas Harrison, St James' Independent School for Boys, Twickenham; Michael Houstoun, Gordonstoun School, Duffus; George Hunter, Downside School, Bath; Jonathan Irving, Stowe School; William Kellard, Monmouth School; Benjamin Kemp, Abington School; Thomas Lawson, Reigate Grammar School; Stuart Learmond, Fettes College, Edinburgh; Hugh Lungmuss, Strathallan School, Perth; William Matthews, Harrow School; Patrick McClurg, Methodist College, Belfast; William McManners, The Purcell School, Bushey; Joseph Morwood, The Royal Grammar School, Guildford; James Murgatroyd, The King's School, Grantham; John Murphy, Stamford School; Christian Naughton, Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood; Charles O'Flaherty, Kirkham Grammar School; Matthew Palmer, Poole Grammar School; Michael Payne, Trinity School, Croydon; Paul Percival, Cottenham Village College; Maxwell Phillips, St Columba's College, St Albans; Paul Razzall, Malbank High School, Nantwich; Arabella Scott, Loretto School, Mussleburgh, Edinburgh; Lewis Scrafton, Heaton Manor School, Newcastle upon Tyne; Peter Skinner, St Peter's School, York; David Stockell, Clayesmore School, Blandford; Jillian Tovey, Dauntsey's School, Devizes; Edward Van der Lande, The Oratory School, Reading; Matthew Winters, Abingdon School; William Wynell-Mayow, Magdalen College School, Oxford.

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