RAOC Gazette - page 76
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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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head. There were a few moments of anxiety on take off when a few of the heavies had to run like fairy elephants to gain lift. " Evenings were left to normal soldierly activities. Corporal Lampert (our nocturnal marsupial) was left to his own devices as no one knows what he gets up to. After the exercise every- one was so fatigued that Captain Harris had to unload the wagons alone. Captain Lloyd was not alone in his tent as many a night strange noises were heard coming from that llirection. Seems like Max (his dog) wanted to use his Camp lied. We never discovered who slept in the bed. Small bore shooting is again the sport in which we excel. V02 Kirkbride, Staff Sergeant Symons, Sergeants Hillard and )avis won the 1979/80 RAOC Winter League Small Bore com- Btition winning six out of seven matches. Well done! Lance Corporal Stevens is hoping for a mention as he has lever had a good word said about him, so let's hope he is now lappy. Finally, the Chief Scribe, Sergeant Greg Simpson, would ike to say how much he enjoyed the camp at Pasel—at least hat's what he would like to say. W u l f e n Station SPRING is here again and looking at the year planner from this perch one sees the following: Sergeant Shaw EPC Advy Whitsun Hols, Hamm half term, Station Fete, Vogelsang training and a couple of D's which remind me that duty calls and the Station will be under French (Security) for two days at least. As last year the Station Fete will take place in the Administration Area near the Headquarters Block. We have organised stalls and other attractions for the day. The Band of the 3rd Battalion the Para Regiment will entertain the British and German guests. Our Toe H is now open every day due to the willingness of Mrs Maureen Greathead to provide the boys with daily newspapers now that the concessionary ones have been with- drawn. Nice of her really. Ta Luv! The Lane Single Wicket Tournament is being held shortly. This is a knock out competition comprising of four overs and eventually six overs for the semi-finals and final. Judging by the list held by Mrs Gallacher, the COs PA, it should be a most successful competition. We welcome as our new Youth Club Leader Sergeant Paul McGrath who is also our athletic expert. -We end on a tragic note. We regret to announce the loss (believed kidnapped) of Sergeant Frank Batty's budgie. The yellow beast carries a reward of a posting to Recklinghausen. Sitings to CC FVD—copy to records please. 154 FOWARD AMMUNITION DEPOT WE have had a fairly peaceful month with the exception of those preparing for the two weeks training and Crusader of course. Many studious hours were spent planning the first ever Summer Camp at Vogelsang and we are optimistic it will be successful, thus reflecting all the hard work put in by Second Lieutenant Paul Dyer and his aide CSM Tod Slaughter (Ad- jutant DODO Squadron). Training will include military skills, weapon classification, fitness training and adventure training, and as a bonus in survival warfare, how twenty men manage on two rolls of loo paper for a week! We welcome Staff Sergeant Roy Crowshaw, Sergeant Dave Reece, Corporals James Lilley, Laiffe Jameson and Michael Cuthbert, Lance Corporals Steve Ayres and David Mansfield, Private Steven Bairstow. We congratulate Lance Corporal Dickie Dickinson on his acting promotion to Corporal, Sergeant Geoff and Mrs Baker on the birth of their son Gavin and Lance Corporal Bob and Mrs Day on the birth of their daughter Charisse. FVD Recklinghausen MOST of the month has been taken up with the Unit parti- cipating in its summer regimental/adventure training camp at the Belgian Cavalry School in Arlon, Belgium. Watch our next months contribution for a more enlightening account of the events at Arlon. We now move on to preparing for establishment inspections and Annual Open Days, where we break out the noddy trains, ducking stools and rattie stalls, all the while watching out for forthcoming exercises and high ranking visits. Staff Sergeant Jennings has now assumed the role of NCO IC Ballast, WOl Goodenough and Sergeant Batty are now in the removal business, while Sergeant Williams has gone and bought himself a new wigwam. We welcome to the Unit Lance Corporals Iwanciw and Hutchinson. 1 (BR) Corps A ^ ^ J % ^M ^ ^ ^^£^^k ^ | | V ^ B ^m ^^W ^F STAFF CLERKS R AND D is our featured branch this month. As we prepare for the warm up for Exercise Crusader, comings and goings form a major part of this months contribution from the cellar of Block 10. We have said farewell to the following and thank them for their past efforts: — Corporal Rick Kendal off to take charge of G Air and Mrs Marilyn Bedford to the delights and sights of Berlin. The following have ' staged' in R and D and moved on to the outside world and to them we extend our thanks for all their hard work. W/Private Eileen Supple to GSD2 and Private O'Hara to GSD1. We welcome Lance Corporal Mike Hulme to R and D from GSD1 on promotion. Well done Mike. At the time of writing these notes, the Chief Clerk R and D is trying to write handover notes amidst a mountain of paper. The Corps Headquarters reprographics centre is busily beaver- ing away at the largest reproduction job ever undertaken by the Headquarters. We should also at this stage welcome from ' Deepest Darkest' Deepcut the new Chief Clerk, Sergeant John Foey, together with his wife Rosemary, and hope their stay in Bielefeld will be a pleasant one. The Headquarters bids farewell to the Supervising Officer, Captain Wally Auton, on posting to the Employment Training School in sunny Blackdown and all of us here wish him well in his new appointment. In his place we welcome Captain Jim Murray. In addition to the above we say goodbye to W02 Paul Blaber to the Depot holding strength in the hope that things in Teheran may improve, W02 Bill Johnston to the MOD on promotion to SSM, Staff Sergeant Mac Maclaren to Hereford on promotion to SQMS, Sergeant Alan Morris to Chilwell and last but not least Sergeant Pete Bedford to Berlin on pro- motion to Staff Sergeant. Congratulations and good luck to you all in the future. In place of the above we welcome W02 John Regan, Staff Sergeant Bill Rule, Sergeant Stuart King and Private Chris Gilmore. Finally, congratulations go to Sergeants Charlie Bowden and Smudge Smith on their substantive promotion. Well done to you both. 1st Armoured Division THIS month saw a very successful visit by the new DDOS 1 (BR) Corps Brigadier Skinner which was rounded off by an excellent Bar-B-Q held at the residence of Herr Arnold Mett's, our Combat Supplies Clerk. Despite the fact that it rained con- tinually throughout, it can be reported that k spirits were not dampened. Many thanks must go to Arnie for allowing the use of his gardens and also to Sergeant Alby House for the organisation of the event, and to Lance Corporal Jock Falconer for the running of the disco. On the sporting scene both the CRAOC, Lieutenant Colonel Clive Pickard and Sergeant Dick Goodfield toured with the Division at cricket in Berlin. Lance Corporal Jock (Radar) Falconer says he has taken up golf, but we believe he was just caddying for Captain Tim Cross and Major Buz Busby. Finally, congratulations to Sergeant Bob Maxwell and his wife Sandy on the latest addition to the family, a son, Andrew. Come back to work quickly Bob, your office is getting over-run! A ORDNANCE COMPANY ON the sporting scene, the rugby team are through to the final of the DDOS cup. They are starting to talk about European rugby next season. The soccer team came down to earth with — 57 — |
| Book number | R0404 |