The Submarine Service held their annual awards ceremony to celebrate to achievements of those in our community both operational and in support of our family.

The evening was held in Glasgow Hilton and was hosted by Cdre Paul Dunn.

Sponsored by the submarine family, over 350 serving, veteran submariners and family members were in attendance to witness the evening.

This year the inaugural Dena Rogers MBE submarine family award was presented to WO1 David Bathgate. The award is to celebrate the member of our community who has made a significant contribution to the wellbeing of our family. WO1 Bathgate is the founder of the Military v Cancer Charity, which has gone from strength to strength since launch, supporting those in need throughout the British Isles. Read more about their wonderful work here About Us – Military VS Cancer | By Sea, Land, Air and All, together let’s make cancer fall

The award was sponsored by Karen Rogers and the Rogers family after they lost their beloved husband/father/grandfather Dean after his battle with cancer. Dean served in the RN Submarine service and left as a WO1 before joining RNRMC where he re-vamped the pay roll giving scheme many of us contribute into today.

All in all it was a great night where so many familiar faces met up once again.