RAOC Gazette - page 116
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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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FOOTNOTE OUR man in Hohne at CDP4 (The Footballing Fourth) reports that the new CDP Football Team recently played against an elderly team from a local Unit and won by a score of nineteen nil. It may have been more but the referee Alfy Marks ran out of fingers and toes trying to keep the score and blew the whistle early. We have promised not to name the opponents as Major Byles from 79 Supply Depot would be upset. (Honestly, Sir, it was only our B team). Over the fop. the 7th June and third in the Minor Units Competition at Hohne on the 14th June. On the golfing side we combined with Headquarters RAOC for a days informal golf meeting at Hohne on the 29th May. Judging by the popularity we hope to have another before long. The Unit says hello to Corporal Szkoda, Privates Routledge, Davis and Evans. A special welcome is in order to Corporal Irvine who has served with the Unit before. 79 SUPPLY DEPOT (THE FIGHTING 79277) DURING his recent visit, Major General Brown kindly presen- ted the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Sergeant Roy Finer, our Depot Sergeant, in an open-air ceremony watched by all the silo staff. It was quite an occasion for us all. We have also been hosts to our annual TA Visitors, this time 21 Supply Platoon TA, who acquitted themselves very well. The traditional games evening was a close affair but we beat them—only just! But, as you would expect, a merry evening was had by all. One of the Platoon, Private West, also joined Major Byles and Corporal Maclntyre (Super-mac) to form our team for the Harz Walkabout, the long sixty mile mammoth orienteering slog over two days. Unfortunately, Private West injured his knee during the first day and was ordered off by the doctor, but the Gallant 79th fought on and completed the second day together with a lone infanteer from 1 Royal Anglians. The whole event took its toll, however, with the OC also injuring his leg! It was also Corporal Maclntyre's birthday on the second day and he was duly presented with a piece of birthday cake and bottle of congratulatory champagne on the finish line by Mrs Byles. Corporal Waddington is marched around the Depot with head high after passing his RPC1. We say a sad farewell this month to Sergeant Cannings and his family, en route to Westmoors, and bid a hearty welcome to Sergeant McTaggart and family from Berlin. Some people are sure lucky with their postings! STORES PLATOON 1 ARMOURED WORKSHOP OUR OC, Captain Seumas Kerr, is back to lick us all into shape again after his highly successful stint at Junior Division of Staff College. However, in his absence life progressed much as normal, except that we slowed down our overtaking speed on the Workshop runs to twenty miles per hour—we're now back up to thirty miles per hour. Barry Walker went from Lance Corporal to Corporal and Tony Mason along with Kev Hardman are now being paid as Lance Corporal. Congratulations are again in order to .Lance Corporal Dirk Wilson, he is the 1st Division Singles Canoe Champion for the second year running. Lance Corporal John Mooney is now qualified to free-fall from great heights, the rest of us mere mortals must stay up there! Private Ray Lashmar is now B2 and is glad he swapped his bearskin for a binner. We say a sad farewell to a good slice of our work force in the form of Corporals Bob Wilmot and John Barclay on promotion to Sergeant (well done) and Private Roger Payne. From a slowly dwindling Ordnance outpost, bye for now but watch this space! 2nd Armoured Division H B H B H HEADQUARTERS RAOC ^^T\^^^r/^^^ THE sun continues to shine on Head- ^ ^ . j^^rA. ^m quarters RAOC in Lubbecke, and one ^^^^^O^^^Jl happily realises that there are worse ^P^^^^^^^^H places to be situated at the moment. The ^^^O^^^^^^V weather and dreams of holidays never l^Hk^^^aB 1 deter Ord from their responsibilities and ^ ^ ^ H V \ 4 objectives, however, and work continues t o De HHfl^HH^H accepted, and progressed with the usual high standard of efficiency, coupled with speed and accuracy that the Divisional dependency has naturally come to expect. The corridors remain busy. It is nice to be able to blow ones own trumpet occasionally. Bessy The Box sits patiently outside appearing slightly bored and looking overweight with pre-loading and preparations under- way for Exercise Javelin. News of Bessy's performance and Ords Javelin experiences should appear in next months GAZETTE. Branch gladiators continue to achieve good results. Corporal Brummy Thynne performed well as part of the Headquarters Squadron Football Team who beat local side Gelenbeck six nil. We are strongly represented in the Hash Harriers by Major Mike Stacey and Major Jim Steele, whom together with Cap- tain Mike Southworth run complete with dogs. It's difficult to determine who benefits most The dogs are remaining silent. All attempts by the three aforementioned to persuade Major Mike Dalley to join with their efforts have fallen on barren ground. He claims automatic exemption due to the fact that he does not possess a dog. The BFT has been attacked and conquered, and a one hundred per cent pass must be duly recorded. WOl Allen Pedley's policy of leading by example has led to him completing the course twelve times, lending : encouragement where it was needed. Not bad going for nearly two score. He describes the idea of his being granted the freedom, due to his long association with the area as propaganda, and denies being entitled to vote in local elections. On the subject of BFTs surely Staff Sergeant George Willertons time, taking into account his length of service, proves he must still be one of the fastest things in an RAOC Stable Belt. W02 Greg Gregory the DOW02 who is temporarily living in bandit country with his family, has been burgled and had all his webbing equipment, sleeping bag etc stolen. These fisher- mans tales by the DOWOs get wilder some can be heard to say. A sad note sees us saying farewell to Belinda Cotton our Administration Clerk, another friendly attractive face lost to Ordnance. We all wish both her and her husband every success during their forthcoming tour in Berlin. Ord services Berlin please note. W02 Dave Allport has succumbed to the lure of Wad- worths Real Ales, together with the promise of the green fields of Wiltshire, and is destined for Headquarters UKLF at the end of September. Also worthy of mention and a fitting note to end on is our internal move. Most of us have changed offices to fall in line with the Adjutants new two year plan. ' This time we have finally cracked it,' old members are heard to mutter. Unfortunately original telephone numbers did not accompany us, so we must ask all our subscribers to be patient until our promised visit from the Bundespost. Have faith and don't be deterred when passed through three numbers to get to the one required. The Adjutant sits quietly at his desk defying any- one to get it right first time! ORDNANCE COMPANY ONCE again the Company annual pilgrimage to Denmark came and went in a flash. We were superbly hosted by 3 Stabskompagni/Brigade in Haderslev, where all facilities were made available to us and much useful training was carried out. We provided a Half-Guard for the annual Liberation Day parade, just to show how proper parades are done — the Second-in-Commands words of command were well received by the Danes! They didn't even seem to object when half the Company went left-flanking on the local pub with fixed bayonets - — 91 — |
| Book number | R0404 |