RAOC Gazette - page 41
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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league, Ron made his name by playing for British Forces and Hong Kong. He was a member of the British Forces team which toured Fiji last December and recently finished runner-up in the Hong Kong knockout cup. Ron played for. British Forces Hong Kong in February this year when they beat the touring RCT team thirty six to nil. . < Ron's excellent performances for Tigers and British Forces quickly brought him to the notice of the Colony selectors and he earned his first cap when he played for Hong Kong against the very strong New Zealand Universities recently. The Colony team led six three until the dying minutes of this very exciting game when the visitors scored to win nine six. Since coming to Hong Kong Ron has toured Singapore in 1979 and the Philippines in 1980 with Tigers RFC and Fiji with British Forces, gaining invaluable experience. He is selected to represent Hong Kong against the touring Kent county team and is a likely starter for the seventh Asian Games later this year. Congratulations are offered to WOl Hartley, W02 Russel and Corporal Crowhurst on substantive promotion. We have bid farewell to WOl Hartley and W02 Paton and wish them and their families good fortune in their next posting. Brunei Garrison YOU may think from reading our past notes that it's all play in Brunei but I can assure you it's not. At present W 2 Chris Hadfield is on his own in the ASU with both his BIA's away. Mr Menon on sick leave after a minor heart attack, we hope to see him back soon in good health. Mr Phillip the other gentleman is on leave in India again! So Chris has his hands full or so he tells us, poor Nina is in the midst of packing their MFO for ' Costa Del Lisburn.' Staff Sergeant Ben Carr has his hands full with ten Royal New Zealand Forces rugby players. Staying with us for a week while they play in the Panaga Seven's competition. The competition has drawn twenty teams coming from Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore. It runs over two days and is getting bigger every year. Our Garrison Commander Lieutenant Colonel C. A. Lees and Major Brian Boucher are holding the Garrison flags up at the sevens by refereeing. Our new Corporal, Rod Shaw decided to give us all a fire practice by setting his house on fire. Staff Sergeant Adrian Pierce our SRN and Rod's next door neighbour was soon into action with the fire hydrants and had things under control before any extensive damage was done. Things people do to get their house painted! Now that the rugby season has almost finished a group of walkers decided to walk/run from our Capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, to our base in Seria for charity. The money raised (BS2175.00) will be split between the Gurkha Welfare fund in Nepal and a local orphanage in Kuala Belait. The walkers set out at 0730 hours and completed a fifty nine miles journey in ten hours forty five minutes, a good per- formance considering the heat of the day. The section from Bandar Seri Begawan to Tutong, twenty eight miles, was covered in the fast time of four hours thirty minutes but after that the early afternoon heat slowed the pace down. The walk was organised by Staff Sergeant Barry Newman. The team as well as Barry was, W 2 Pet Read, Staff Sergeants Andy Wadner, Brian Pyle Graham Manders, Sergeants Spanner Manley, Wally Walton and Corporal Cliff Berry. The supporting cast were Lance Corporal Klaus Gribble (Medic), Corporal Andy Willis (Mini bus driver) and our 'Chef De Cuisine' Sergeant Cliff Newton. ASSOCIATION CORPS SKI-ING (.Continued from page 20) The standard of messing throughout the whole exercise was really first class thanks primarily to our two excellent cooks and for the Administrative Staff headed by Captain Moughton and W02 Dcvine. There were five Unit teams taking part in this exercise and all were eager to join in the Army Ski Championships to be held during the week of 16th to 22nd March. The eventual results were most encouraging and RAOC individuals were placed higher than ever before in these Cham- pionships. Staff Sergeant Paul Fletcher (Corps Champion) being placed thirteenth overall with Sergeant Pete Mollison only eight seconds behind in twentieth position. The Army WRAC This picture shows the most Senior and most Junior Officers in the Corps in that Second Lieutenant Parry (son of Major Harry Parry (Retd)) joined RAOC the following day! novice trophy was awarded to Second Lieutenant Hemmick of Bicester who also won the RAOC WRAC Novice Trophy. The RAOC Novice prize went this year to Private Benbrowicz of CVD Ashchurch and the RAOC Veterans prize was won by WOl Foster also of CVD Ashchurch. All members taking part in Snow Plough were delighted to see our Director, Major General Brown, who was able to spare two days with us in Nethy Bridge and to present our prizes at (he Annual Party organised in the Village Hall to thank all local dignatories for their hospitality and help during the preceding three months. With the Ski Hut closed down and all stores handed over we regretfully put our skis away for yet another year—see you all again in Nethy Bridge in 1981—provided we can find suf- ficient assistance with all the administrative chores. NEWS Birmingham Branch SO many of our branch members served at Chilwell at one time or another that this years Reunion was one of nostalgia. Nineteen of us made the journey, and we were all well satisfied with the event. The military staff, and the members of the Chilwell Branch of the Association, did everything possible to make our weekend an enjoyable one, and they certainly succeeded. The playing of the Staff Band was again excellent, and very much appreciated. We were all very pleased to see that the worthy Director of Music had stepped up in rank since we had last seen him. — 30 The DCOS addressed the Haggis in forceful terms prior to stabbing it in true tradition. |
| Book number | R0404 |