RAOC Gazette - page 135
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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 |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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THE BAOR CORPS BALL, Mr Lark, the 3 BAD Officers Mess Manager, and Sergeant Breden ACC. We were all exceedingly grateful, to both of them for making such a vital part of the evening such an obvious success. Dancing carried on until 0230 am when, in spite of clapping and cries of " Encore " the band departed. At this point a lot of very tired people bid farewell to Bracht, taking with them, we hope, happy and enjoyable memories of a great night. OVER two hundred guests arrived at 3 BAD Bracht for the annual RAOC (BAOR) Summer Ball. This year DOS BAOR, Brigadier Whalley and his officers were fortunate to be able to host Major General and Mrs Brown at, what is, the major social event of the year. Those who knew 3 BAD were surprised to discover that the Mess car park had been converted into a ballroom. It was almost impossible to believe that the construction consisted of only scaffolding and tarpaulins. The atmosphere was one of warmth, welcome and beauty, and the guests rapidly succumbed to the friendly ambience of the setting. The colour scheme was basically blue and white and these colours were complimented by an internal peripheral garden and by the glass and silver- ware glinting in the candlelight. The floral arrangements in the foyer, the Mess proper and in the ballroom had to be seen to be believed. The effect of such a blaze of colour could almost be described as breathtaking. It was the perfect compliment to the ladies and their magnificent dresses. With such an environ- ment it was difficult not to relax, meet friends and enjoy the evening. PULLING TOGETHER DOWN UNDER THE RAAOC celebrates its birthday on 1st July of each year to commemorate its foundation on 1st July 1902. These cele- brations include activities for all ranks, ranging from a formal Officers Dinner to a light hearted sports carnival. Major Pat Wall, our Exchange Officer in Brisbane, is extremely active in all these events and took on the job of organizing their officers dinner which I am told was extremely successful. He also joined the team from Headquarters 1st Supply Group in the sports events and, despite their eventual lowly placing (We Wuz Robbed!), his enthusiasm was enough to help their team beat more than one Unit home. Mrs Dodworth, The Hon Mrs Edwards, Mrs Whalley and Colonel Edwards inspect the buffet. • United we stand—wonder what the event was? Once again the dancing was to the accompaniment of ' Charade' a local band that have the unusual knack of playing the right tune at the right time! The continuously packed dance floor was a fair indication of our appreciation. The en- thusiasm for dancing was so great that some people even managed to forsake their champagne or Becks—this, for some, was the ultimate accolade for ' Charade.' During the evening a cold buffet was served. It was a " you name it, it's there " affair. The buffet was the work of Major Wall is on the left of our photograph sent to us by Colonel Cosson RAAOC with the comment: his facial expres- sion is, however, not related to the position of his right hand. Candid shots do catch ns out at times\ He also said some very complementary things about his popular exchange officer. NEW FOR ARMY MINISTER Mr Barney Hayhoe has announced a revised scheme of compensation for death or injury for mem- bers of the TA, the UDR, and other reserves of the British Services. He told the Advisory Committee on the Territorial Army that with effect from 1st April 1980, the widows of reservists whose death is attributable to service will receive the full benefits of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme. So too will reservists who are injured attributably and lose their civilian career. In both these cases, however, any pension paid by the civilian employer as a consequence of the death or injury will be offset against the MOD pension; this will mean that the total pension will be exactly the same as that received by his regular counterpart or his widow. Where a reservist receives only a minor injury, which does not prevent him from follow- ing his civilian career as before he will be awarded one third of the pension to which a regular private would be entitled. For the UDR, members of the permanent cadre will receive the same attributable benefits as their regular equivalents and part timers will be treated in the same way as the TA. The measures offer much improved compensation for those who are unfortunate enough to suffer serious injury or death on behalf of their country. The DCOS w i t h Mrs Peter Dodworth and Mrs Bill W h a l l e y . In the backgrond Colonel Peter Dodworth and Lieutenant Colonel David M a n . — COMPENSATION RESERVES 104 — |
| Book number | R0404 |