RAOC Gazette - page 112
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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^£to£ from ^broab NORTHAG TO continue the roundup of personnel G2 Staff Clerks are: W02 Bob Irwin, Corporals Mick McNicol, ' K e l ' Kelly and Steve Williams. Although not RAOC, we would also like to mention our Dutch Corporal (Kpl Wil Mains) who in between making out leave passes is a very active member of the Division. Although G2 were unlucky in only getting ' Runners U p ' at the recent Skill- at-Arms Meeting, a good time was had by all participants during the three days at Geilenkirchen. Congratulations to G4, the winners. There has been very little movement on the manning front since the last issue. Our only new arrival to the Headquarters has been Lance Corporal Dick Chisholm— to whom welcome. Lance Corporal Mick Ford tells us that he has passed his RPC2 but we haven't seen the report yet. Corporals Kev Nicholson, Kel Kelly, and Roy Bingham are wrestling with EPC at the moment. Aren't we doing a lot of qualification gaining! The Staff Sergeants Quinn and Quigley are to be con- gratulated on being selected for Warrant Rank even though the list was very short. The Posting Orders which resulted haven't caused too much alarm as they both stay with LOA. Congratulations to our tame ' Gunner' Bombardier Mick Lynch on his marriage. We all hope that he and Peta (of 68 Squadron) will be very happy together. Rumour has it that he intends to transfer to Staff Clerk. We welcome Major Lee as the new OC A Company, note that Major Wainwright is muttering about dining out nights, and that Major Houseman has actually been seen in the office, this must mean that the stables are closed! Finally, congratulations to Conductor Barron on his recent elevation to that appointment. The Chief of Staff Headquarters BAOR presents W 2 Mike Mason and Staff Sergeant Andy Bale with their Long Service and Cood Conduct Medals. MFO is being packed by WOsl Ron Thornton and Dave Cochrane, Staff Sergeant Pete Marsh and Sergeant Keith Marrion. The latter two stay in BAOR, WOl Ron Thornton hopes his posting to Cyprus will not be changed at the last moment and Dave Cochrane is looking forward to spending the last six months of his Army Service in the UK. Ammunition Headquarters BAOR JUNE and July sees the peak of our leave season this year with the staff getting their summer breaks into a contracted period to en- able them to return refreshed to their desks in time for Exercise Crusader. The Ordnance Directorate has again given support to the Rheindahlen Garrison Church Fete with S Man Branch running the balloon- stall and Combat Supplies Branch the book- stall. The Directorate library has mislaid its QRs and MML and the Chief Clerk Organisation and Plans Branch intends to be first in the queue at the book-stall, as he says " Just in case!" The Colonel Harry Brown family are organising a stall at the Fete to raise funds for ACROSS, to assist in bringing handicapped people from UK in their Jumbulances for a holiday in Germany. The photograph shows W 2 Mike Mason (now a WOl and Superintending Clerk Rheindahlen Garrison) and Staff Sergeant Andy Bale with the Chief of Staff BAOR, Major General R. K. Guy, CBE, DSO, after the General presented them with their Long Service and Good Conduct Medals recently. Mike Mason was his PA before he took up his job in the Garrison Headquarters. Andy Bale is presently in hospital in Woolwich and if he should read this in his hospital bed, we wish him a speedy recovery. By the time these notes appear Mr Bert Humphries, our Chief Fire Adviser, will have returned to the UK and his replacement Mr Tony Chambers will be with us. — Inspectorate BAOR THE Inspectorate is currently in the grips of the proverbial calm before the storm. This last month has passed quietly with the major events being attendance at SOPAT and the provision of cover for a UK trials team to Dark Cloud 2. Our new arrival, Corporal Pete Hurry, joined us from Kineton and Corporal Chris Coventry closed the loop by being posted to the depot there. SATO Major John Williams has now completed his senior management course and joins the fast growing Unit monopoly of manager/graduates. Dave Young, our absentee landlord for 4 Division is rumoured to have had to take out a second mortgage on this months phone bill. ATO West, Captain Geoff Cox, has found time to combine business with pleasure(?) and spent a week in Berlin, jumping on the Allied Forces Day parade, whilst tidying up a few minor ammunition matters with Captain Clive Elderton the Berlin ATO. The storm looming on the horizon is Exercise Crusader/ Spearpoint. The preparatory machinery has started already and we're keeping a very close eye on our potential involve- ment. The Chief Clerk, Sergeant Alan Riches, is at it again on this one giving odds on us penning any three from six. Ordnance Depot Antwerp ON a sunny June morning a bus full of officers and senior ranks departed for Tumhout to participate in the annual inter- national sports meeting. Four countries with troops stationed locally are represented in this military competition, Britain, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. This year the four events were a cross country race, handgrenade throwing, shooting and mini football. After the initial disappointment of being last in the cross country, the British team's fortunes changed when our two man team of Staff Sergeant Trevor Smith and Sergeant 87 — |
| Book number | R0404 |