Wing Commander Joan Ochuodho, RAF
Joan Ochuodho was born in 1979 in Kenya, the 11th child in a happy family of 12 siblings….
Post Second World War to the present
Roma Taylor BEM – Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
Ever since childhood, Roma has demonstrated that she has a big heart, and a determination to help others….
Cliff Walker BEM, MBE
Cliff Walker was born on Antigua in 1941. In 1954, Cliff’s mother moved to the UK for work….
Karen Bonner
“I wanted to be a nurse as long as I could remember. I never considered another career and…
Pte Emmanuel Obeng, Royal Logistics Corps, 2019 – present
Emmanuel describes being in the Army as being ‘part of a bigger family where you can familiarise yourself…
Tiarna-Ann Pearce, London Fire Brigade, 2020 – Present
Nicole wanted to be a paramedic from a very young age. She explains ‘I believe this stemmed from…
Colonel Karl Harris
When Karl Harris first thought about an army career, aged 16, he assumed he’d be a soldier, just…
WO2 Norman ‘Snowy’ Harris (RQMS) Rtd., Royal Artillery, British Army, 1965 – 1987
Since early childhood, Norman had wanted to be a soldier and to travel. His parents were academics and…
Rhoda Akaka, Student paramedic
Rhoda is a student paramedic. She was born in London after her parents moved from Nigeria to the…
Nicole Brown, Nurse, Healthcare Assistant and Student Paramedic, 2016 – present
Identifying as British Caribbean (Jamaica and Barbados), all four of Nicole’s grandparents came to Britain in 1955 as…
Ashley Dweh, Firefighter, London Fire Brigade, 2020 – Present
Ashley says the best part about being a firefighter is ‘that when I put on my uniform, I…
Arlene Wellman MBE, Chief Nurse, Director of Infection Prevention and Control and Baby Friendly Guardian, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Arlene migrated from Trinidad in the 1990s to work for the NHS. Immediately she faced her biggest challenge…
Pauline Campbell-Moss, West Midlands Police 1974 – 1977
“I’d had a childhood dream to be a PC because those were also my initials – I felt…
Petty Officer Fiesha Greene, Royal Navy
Fiesha grew up in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and when she was 17 she moved to the…
Albert McLean, Firefighter
In 1972, Albert McLean made headlines by becoming Scotland’s first black firefighter. However, his career in the fire…
Brigadier Nathan Sempala-Ntege OBE
Nathan’s late father was Ugandan and his mother is British. He spent his early childhood in Uganda, but…
Chief Petty Officer Evadne Gordon Royal Navy Reservist
Evadne Gordon from Hackney, London, was just 19 years old when she joined the Royal Naval Reserve as…
