RAOC Gazette - page 66
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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 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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KYO—and modest with it. H—Yes. KYO—It has been said that your notes can be a bit cutting. H—Well you've got to keep the peasants happy. KYO—Who are the peasants? H—Never mind! they've all been promoted anyway. KYO—Why did you call them peasants? H—Because they rightly called me the ' gentry.' KYO—Why? H—Because I wear baggy cords and a tatty jacket with leather patches on the elbows. KYO—Do all gentry, dress like that? H—Those who can't afford a suit. KYO—Have you had any amusing incidents during the last decade at Headquarters RAOC? H—Yes, when I pretended I was hard of hearing and walked round with an ear plug in my ear. KYO—Why did you do this? H—I was listening to the test match you idiot!! This rather pathetic punch line ended the interview. Well ten years is rather a long time and we hope that our efforts have caused the odd snigger and brought back an occasional pleasant memory to those who have served in Headquarters Northern Ireland. To more important matters. The visit this month of Major General and Mrs Brown presented an opportunity for social gatherings of RAOC which made a pleasant break in normal routine. We trust the visitors had an enjoyable time and look forward to any future repeat of the occasion. Captain Bob Manners left us this month and for such a personage no less than two farewell parties were organised by Staff Hibbert, although we cannot give him the title of goal- keeper of the year we do wish him well in all future activities. Welcome to Sergeant Taylor from Belize. Corporal Steve Prowen were both in the RAOC Northern Ireland squad for the Corps six-a-side football competition and Sergeant Alan Carter, Lance Corporals Geordie Joyce and Steve Prowen all represented the Unit in the Northern Ireland Table Tennis Championship. We have had two visits this month, one from the DGOS and the other being from MHTU. Most of us were meeting Major General Brown for the first time and it was a great piece of one-upmanship for us as the best REME have managed so far is a visit from CREME. Our OC Captain Simon Hall keeps picking slow horses for his ITV 7, W02 Jim McCarrick keeps smiling. Corporal Chippy Wood and Lance Corporal Ian Sharpe assure us that they are working hard at Long Kesh and Corporal Tom Povey and Private Sid Rutter keep the Unit on the move in MT. Private Paul Tonks our versatile Driver/Clerk/Storeman does a little bit of everything and is now studying for his B2. Best wishes to all our friends in Munster and Bielefeld, especially Staff Sergeant Blackwood and Private Harvey our new arrivals. See you all in August. 321 EOD Unit The DCOS with Sergeant McCallin, Staff Sergeant Vranch, WOl Black and Corporal Andrews. ROULEMENT WORKSHOP STORES SECTION TWO months done and two to go! Today we reached the half- way point of our tour and by the time you read this we will have less than a month to go. Of course I don't want to give the impression that we are unhappy here but despite their rough, tough exteriors our married men are missing their ' home comforts '! The Workshop continues to keep us busy in many ways and no-one has time to become bored, for if we are not actually hard at our various jobs there pre many other activities going on. There have been trips organized to local cultural centres such as the Bushmills Distillery, Guinness and Scottish and Newcastle Breweries which have been well attended, particularly by Corporal Stan Preston our resident ' fine wines' expert, and there have also been numerous sporting activities. Most notable amongst these was Sergeant Alan Carter's sponsored fifty six mile walk which raised £300 for a local childrens home. Alan is leading our team in the Mourne Mountain Walk next Sunday amongst those attempting this twenty two miles jog at three thousand feet in places are Corporal Steve Whittaker, Lance Corporal Frub Joyce and Private Baby Face Emerton. Corporal Alan Mayoh and Lance # HEADQUARTERS SECTION. The / X Lisburn EOD team, 24E have been / — \ busier than usual, all of the long tour I / ^ w ^ \ 1 Personnel ' getting a few in.' \\l 'if' 11/ Congratulations this month goes ^JL ?-J-K to Staff Sergeant Russ Edwards on his w _ A _ J ^ marriage to Sandra, and to Sergeant Y\ Rf" Pete Dimmock who managed to ' wait <Z\JJ£> it o u t ' while his wife Chris gave birth ^ < J ^ ^ to a baby boy, James Peter. We say farewell to Staff Sergeant Bob Watson who departed on a stretcher and wish him well on his sojourn in Woolwich Hospital. Our best wishes go to WOl John Underhill who leaves on commissioning to take up a new appointment at Bicester. AMMUNITION INSPECTORATE. We are saying goodbye to WOl Terry Park, the Province SAT, who returns to DLSA, his family and his budgies. We wish him well and promise to remember all he has taught us. Private Taff Morris's new one hundred and fifty pound wardrobe of civilian clothes will remain the epitaph of Terry Park's influence in the Province. NO. 1 SECTION. Amongst a rush of visitors this month we had the chance to show DGOS, Major General Brown our equipment and accommodation, after which everyone retired to the Felix Club for buffet lunch and an informal chat. 5 Heavy Regiment RA are the new resident Unit and we held a party to welcome them in. Champagne Punch was served in the ' Kremlin' and followed by a sumptuous buffet prepared by Claudia Lock the wife of Sergeant Bob Lock RMP our new ' acquisition m a n ' who is a fully fledged member of the Section and keeps us on the straight and narrow regard- ing subjects alien to ATs such as stores, accounts, returns, admin matters etc. The party flowed to the Felix Club which gave the lads a chance to meet and talk with our new neighbours. |
| Book number | R0404 |