RAOC Gazette - page 21
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Colour | Yes |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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The Mobile Display Team THE month saw the usual hectic activity of the team, in- creased by the loss of Lance Corporal Pete Drabble and Private Bob Lawley, who were on a basic rock climbing course, in preparation for the summer tour, both of whom returned in- tact, on successful completion of the course. W02 Treveil had his first taste of Mobile Displaying for real, at the Bournemouth Army Day, and it really was a christening, as the rain fell in torrents, which is of course usual for Army Displays, Coronations and the like. Private Jock Somerville had yet another good seasons ski-ing, at Aviemore, and was fortunate enough to be selected for the Headquarters team, which brought back the trophy. Well done! The incremental staff have arrived and were immediately immersed in the ways of the Training Centre by going on a run on their very first morning in station. The remainder of the month was taken up in strenuous training under the watchful instruction of Lance Corporal Johnathan Heffernan, our longest serving team member. Major David Elliott, and Captain Paul Simpson spent a busy week lecturing to schools in the Midlands, towards the end of the month. The team eventually got ' on the road' with the Blackheath Fayre, and from there to the Burslem Festival near Stoke-on-Trent. We welcome the new team, comprising Sergeant McDonald WRAC, Corporal Johnson WRAC, Corporal Britt, Lance Corporals Abbott and MacGregor, Privates Hassall, Jones and Janes, who replaced Private Lawley, on his posting to Bicester. former, the most hirsute member of Brigade, a ribbon to plait himself with and to the latter a bible to keep his end up with the SCA's biblical quotations. G Branch have developed a unique method of keeping visitors to a minimum. A combination of Corporal Bill Laight's overpowering pipe and Lance Corporal Ian Cramp, quietly decomposing as a result of his sojourn in Belize, has produced an atmosphere more akin to a ripe farmyard! AQ Branch who are of course used to leading the field in most organised events have again produced a champion. Corporal Dave Wood amazed himself and everyone else by winning the Individual Award for the Best Driver in the Squadron Safe and Skilled Driving Competition. He may have lost a few friends in the MT Troop! Missing from AQ Branch this month is Sergeant Paul Gardiner who, in spite of dock strikes, cancelled sailings and snow blizzards, succeeded in escaping the Province to make his way to AFCENT. We will miss his daily rendition of Tulips from Amsterdam. Sergeant Bert Dovcll discovered the disadvantages of play- ing squash after liquid refreshment when BOO grabbed the opportunity to register his victory over him. Cunning these officers! Sergeant Pete Grills has been in a quandary as to whether he should go in for Travers Clarke or the Olympics but Records solved the problem by posting him to Canada in June. Also in luck with his postings is Sergeant Mick Daly who leaves shortly for Hong Kong. We welcome Corporal Bill Cole from AFCENT who takes over as A Clerk and looks forward to renewing his acquain- tance with such military pastimes as BFT and APWT. Northern Ireland STORES SECTION NORTHERN IRELAND ROULEMENT WORKSHOP IT has now fallen to 15 Field Workshop Stores Platoon to man the Northern Ireland Roulement Workshop Stores Section, not forgetting of course those lucky men who are attached to us from 5 Field Force Ordnance Company and Corps Troops Workshop Stores Platoon. We have now been here for a month and after some initial turmoil, particularly in PC and A where the desks were re- arranged daily by Lance Corporal ' Bizz' Leslie, we have settled into the job of supplying the bits that keep the pigs on the move. Two of our merry men have benefited from the tour ^ ^ / ^ _ I ™" 6 a ? "" 1 I fittxSS—^ I I EKSSS^O I I iM\!Bsr I \ W w$/i # \ YNOSW/ J ^k ^§xFj r y ^W •2tJ _^r ^^^^^ HEADQUARTERS RAOC STAFF SERGEANT HARRY HIBBET w ns a ' " t n e t v e s o ' e s this month for passing ms driving '- Having primed himself w,,n a c °up'e of hundred volumes, sat up a n " 'Sht reading the highway code, and donning his special ' they drive them- selves' driving shoes he still managed to arrive at the ' Start Line' in a state of nervous apprehension (whatever that may mean). Whilst all this had been going on a terrorist organisation was planning to remove one of the adjacent hotels from the landscape! All that was necessary was the usual twist of fate and the two projects were on a collision course. Shortly after the detonation occurred (which incidentally woke up our GAZETTE Press desk with a jerk) our worthy ' Ibbey' as he is fondly referred to, extracted himself from the dustbin in which he had taken quick cover, and reported to his examiner who we would guess was himself by now in possession of a bit of a nervous twitch. There was of course a build up of traffic in Lisburn. The test commenced " Turn right" said the examiner— well we could go on like this all day—the fact is they not only got stuck in the traffic but the examiner got lost! (People make thousands of pounds telling stories like this on television). You can, of course, guess what happened. Staff did a couple of three point turns, a loop the loop, and was back at the beginning, and that was it—Pass friends all's well. Which all goes to show that there is something in the proverbial ill wind. To continue the proverbial vein ' The sun shines on the righteous ' true or not true! It certainly shone on the day of the Northern Ireland Rugby Sevens, which was a successful and enjoyable day for our local followers of the sport. The branch was well represented in the form of two Green Referee's jerseys, and we congratulate CRAOC, Lieutenant Colonel David Bramble, on being asked to referee the final (another weeks leave fixed). HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE AFTER being publicly pilloried by Ordnance Branch Head- quarters Northern Ireland in last month's GAZETTE, the BOO, Captain Ron Medley, has been stirring up journalistic fervour amongst the clerks in an attempt to produce a masterpiece which may even be submitted in time for publication in the next issue. Many suggestions were put forward, the following of which were printable! There was no comment from the Superintendent Clerk, W02 Pete Murray, as he is again in the USA, taking lessons from JR! Our two Chief Clerks, Staff Sergeant Fred Sloan and Sergeant Mick O'Hare, received very apt gifts from the Officer Commanding Squadron on his departure this month—for the RAOC Assurance Association 18 Chequers Square, Uxbridge, Middlesex Tel. (STD 0895) 53444 2 f° Discount — special scheme Motor Insurance. Available to all Corps members. Life Assurance — protection for your family or saving for the future. H o u s e Purchase — buying now or in the future. Which Building Society to choose and how much to save. Preferential Interest rates available to regular savers. |
| Book number | R0404 |