Leo White, Furniture maker and wood and straw marquetry

Leo White, from Oxfordshire, served in the 6th Regiment Army Air Corps reserves and achieved the rank of Lance Corporal, serving on two campaigns in Afghanistan. Since receiving his training bursary in 2023, Leo has studied at Rycotewood Furniture in Oxford, where he will incorporate straw marquetry into his furniture, a technique he learned from retained Rolls Royce marquetry specialist Audrey Fasquelle. He hopes to eventually teach those skills to others.

Leo’s bursary was funded by the Army Benevolent Fund.