RAOC Gazette - page 72
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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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J^eto* from &broab Headquarters Northern Army Group WELL after only one entry in the Corps GAZETTE we have had our first let down. A certain office, ' at the sharp-end' they always say, has let us down by all going on leave, ' we don't get leave' they say, and not providing any notes, ' you didn't tells u s ' they say. Perhaps we didn't but next time we will. Well here's poor G1/G5 again. Actually there is not much to report since last month, no posting in and only one forthcoming posting out, that of W02 ' Geordie' Heads to RMCS Shrivenham. Lance Corporal George Grant and his wife have returned from their wedding which I'm led to believe went off 'without a hitch,' and have settled into their quarter without too many arguments. Next month we hope to have a report on the NORTHAG Athletics Meeting with all the budding Corps athletes showing the remainder how it's done! a quiet departure to leper (Ypres) to take part in the annual ' one hundred kilometres of Ypres' led by volunteer Sergeant Alex Brocklehurst, the fourteen strong team marched over the First World War battle sites. The first evening was notable for the blisters, and the Menen Gate Memorial Ceremony. Lance Corporals Derek Bailey and Frank Eckersley's agonies were ably treated by the medic Lance Corporal Alan Hodgson who also marched. Private Jock Morrow was seen fraternising with the Belgian equivalent of the WRAC. Private Trev Colledge was trying to stay out of trouble by marching with the leader of the British Transport Police Marching Team. Un- fortunately this was Lance Corporal Ken Meek's last march. He has done an excellent job in organising teams for the various marches. Maybe Lance Corporal Tom Orrock whose rest times were longer than his marching times will take over! Finally the ODA announces the formation of The Calypso- nians, a steel band specialising on two hundred litre empty drums. The band comprising of Staff Sergeant Paul Fyzool, Sergeant Ram Ramlu, Corporal Ces Johnson, Brigadier Tony Hutchinson who are now awaiting material support from OIC Storage, QM and the RSM. We welcome the following: W02 Lugg, Sergeant Wilkie, Privates Brooks and Pow. Planning and Workstudy Unit BAOR FOR those readers who eagerly await the result of our ARU, I am afraid there is only bitter disappointment. After under- going a strenuous period of training thrust upon us by SSMs Pete Bath and Jim McLarty, the inspection was cancelled at the last minute! Now, we have to do it all again next month. Our photographer, Sergeant Frank Voice, was loaned to Ordnance Depot Viersen for a shooting competition. This comparatively gentle sport provided him with a large plaster on his left leg—he needs his tripod for support now. First Corporal O'Keefe and now Sergeant Voice. What next does ODV have planned for us? The latest from our OC, Major David Rowley, is that the wife of the OC of the local ASU knocked on his door and asked if she could borrow some baking tins! Almost like a WSP asking Mr Timex if he can borrow a watch! ; SSM Sandy Bennett is wide-eyed and slanted after CCW : accepted him onto the long service list and gave him a posting to Hong Kong in December. Finally, we all offer our con- : gratulations to Tom Paisley on being appointed Conductor. j Ordnance Depot Antwerp ! THE Medical Centre has been very busy over the last month j dealing with the end of season injuries. Corporals Mick Bennett, ! Brum Sandland and Bob Gallagher the medic, have all suffered eg injuries resulting in plaster cast legs. At the beginning of the month, the shooting team departed or BAOR to participate in the Rhine Area Full Bore Com- petition. In ideal weather conditions Staff Sergeant Trevor Smith won himself various prize monies in a Pool Bull Com- petition on the first day. Sergeant Bob Hood, Corporal Ned Kelly and Private Gordon Speed managed to become runners- up in the Pistol Competition and on the SMG Lance Corporal Ken Lomax had the top score in the team. The week was rounded off with Corporal Ned Kelly and Lance Corporal Dick Rainey walking off with the Individual Trophy in the LMG. The cricket team have started the season very satisfactorily with five wins in five mtaches (Oh that the football team had such results!). Included among those wins was one by ten wickets against 3 BAD in the Rhine Area Cup so reversing last years defeat at 3 BAD's hands in the same competition. Our two Johnsons, Sergeant Tony and Corporal Ces, have been the main wicket takers so far. On one of the many public holidays that seemed to have befallen Belgium lately, the British Forces Antwerp Team made S 3 Base Ammunition Depot PAST members of the Unit would be shocked if they set foot in the Depot After being knocked down by a Hyster they would have to get over the surprise of being given the kiss of life by its WRAC driver. We were recently graced with seven ladies from the WRAC. They were originally, destined to boost the morale in the Control Office as clerks. They were then claimed by the ASD, but eventually snaffled by W02 Jimmy Richardson and taught various things one of which included the handling of MHE. In fact there is some argument in the ASD over the definition of 'eight thousand pounder!' MT are now writing a book titled " Confessions of ?" Bracht Barbarians have now finished their most successful season to date. As already reported they won the BAOR ' and Army ,UK Rugby Cups. Because of injuries and three members of the team representing BAOR they just failed to retain the RAF Invitation Sevens Cup. Congratulations to Corporal Chris Christopher on receiving his BAOR cap and to Sergeant Bob Scott and Corporal Don Robertson on receiving their BAOR colours. Corps Colours were also presented to Corporals Dick Travers, Roger Lister, Roger Bisson, Don Robertson and Lance Corporal Chris Watkins at the Club Annual Dinner. Ten golfers turned out for the Unit at the RAOC Spring Golf Meeting at RAF Bruggen in far from ideal conditions. Corporal Ian Gray the Army and Dutch Open Champion was firm favourite for the Scratch Cup, but his quest for the title was frustrated by Staff Sergeant Paul Ladley who won with a gross score of seventy seven. WOl John Kearney the Scratch Cup holder for the last three years soothed his disappointment by winning the Chatfield Plate with thirty five Stableford points. Bracht won the Bateson Trophy for the best Unit through- out the five competitions. The team consisted of WOsl John Kearney and George Dodd RE, Staff Sergeant Paul Ladley and Corporal Ian Gray. Our ' boss' Colonel Dodworth, who is just embarking on his competitive golf career, reluctantly accepted a modest prize for having the courage to hand in his equally modest score. (Watch the Guinness Book of Records!) Staff Sergeant Jimmy Boyle was in amongst the prizes as the most consistent twenty four handicapper over the two days. Of the remaining Bracht golfers, Sergeant Bob Scott just failed to fulfil the promise he showed in the Autumn Meeting. Lieutenant Colonel Manuel, while not in the running for prizes, was nonetheless pleased with his results in the three events that — 55 — |
| Book number | R0404 |