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On the evening of March 25th senior cadets from the Army Section of Wellington College CCF welcomed Brigadier Michael Bray CBE (OW) and his wife Anne to dinner in Great School on the occasion of the Brigadier presenting a sword to the Army Section.
“Fortune favours the brave!”
No ordinary sword, the Bray Sword has been carried by four members of the Bray family spanning three centuries and is a symbol of the Bray family’s service to their country over more than a hundred years.
Brigadier Bray presented the sword to Cadet WO2 Josh P, Senior Army Cadet who accepted it on behalf of the section and gave thanks to the Brigadier for such a generous gesture. The sword will now be displayed in the Armoury in a bespoke case and presented annually on Speech Day to the most worthy cadet within the Army Section.
The history of the sword and those who carried it will feature on the display case along with the names of the winners. Attended by guests, cadets and adult members of the Wellington College Contingent this dinner represented a little piece of Wellington History in the making. An enjoyable yet important evening for the contingent was concluded in a novel manner with a toast from the Brigadier: “Fortune favours the brave!”
