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- ↑ "Kent Links to the Cadets - Kent Lieutenancy | Kent Lieutenancy" . Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ↑ "Lord-Lieutenants Cadets". Greater London Lieutenancy. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ↑ https://www.nwrfca.org.uk/rfca/awards/
- ↑ https://armycadets.com/county-news/lord-lieutenant-lady-euston-hands-out-awards-at-arc-ipswich/
- ↑ https://www.earfca.org.uk/public-news/2suffolk-lord-lieutenant-cadets-and-certificates/
- ↑ https://armycadets.com/county-news/lord-lieutenant-lady-euston-hands-out-awards-at-arc-ipswich/