RAOC Gazette - page 144
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
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I first met Jim when we served together as Platoon Com- manders at the RAOC Apprentices' College from 1969/71. He also commanded Administration Company at 7 Field Workshop REME when I was Officer Commanding Stores Section there. Always cheerful, reliable and helpful, Jim was immensely popular with all ranks. An Army and Combined Services swimmer and water polo Blayer of long standing Jim did much to promote these sports hroughout the Army. No RAOC soldier who trained under him |n the pool, or was on the receiving end of a polo ball hurled by him, is ever likely to forget the experience. He will be missed by us all, and our sympathy goes to his (rife Zena and. children Jane, Liz and Andrew. PRIVATE D. S. EMBERTON MAJOR H. G. HEAP writes: — The news of the death of Private David Stuart Emberton is a result of a motoring accident came as a great shock to fcverybody who knew him and especially those who worked with him in 4th Armoured Division Ordnance Company. David was an energetic man who even before reaching his teens set his heart on joining the Army. Having first become a cadet he had to wait until he was seventeen before enlisting in the T and AVR with the 4th Royal Green Jackets and then joined the RAOC as a regular in November 1978. After com- pleting his Basic and Supply Specialist training he spent a few months at Bicester before joining 4th Armoured Division Ord- nance Company in September 1979. Throughout his life David made friends easily due to his happy and open approach towards one and all. He had a tremendous ability to overcome the many difficulties which must face a young man in our modern Army. Always was he cheer- ful and enthusiastic in the face of adversity and these splendid qualities did much to lift the spirits of his comrades. For his parents, his sister and other members of his family there can be no recompense for their loss but I trust that they will find some consolation from the knowledge that David was a man in whom they may take the greatest pride. To them, on behalf of all ranks of the Corps, I offer my deepest sympathy. CORPS SOCIAL 15 January 12 28/29 29 11 11 24 23 19 2/3 3 March March May June July September October November December December RAOC EVENTS FOR RAOC Cross Country Championships Corps Guest Night RAOC Association Weekend CorpsBall Travers Clarke Sports Meeting GardenParty Corps Guest Night Officers Club Dinner Officers Club Cocktail Party DGOS Study Period Corps Guest Night 1981 Deepcut Deepcut Kineton Deepcut Aldershot Bicester Deepcut Deepcut Deepcut Deepcut Deepcut AIRBORNE OFFICERS REUNION DINNER THE 1980 Dinner will be held in the Headquarters RAOC Officers' Mess on Friday, 14th November 1980, at 19.30 hrs. All officers, ex-officers and retired officers who have served in RAOC and in Airborne Forces are invited to attend. Letters giving details of the arrangements, costs and accep- tance proformas have been sent to all known Airborne Officers. Accommodation will be available in the Headquarters Mess. Colonel A. D. Sharpe is coordinating the arrangements and any officer'who has not received details should contact him at this address: Central Vehicle Depot RAOC UK, Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, Glos. Tel: 0684 293165 Ext. 316. FOR SALE AUDI (1979) 100 GLS LHD with full air conditioning, radio (LW/MW/FH) with tape deck is offered for sale by Parts Executive, tax free, for £3,350. Contact Mr T. M. Binns, 83, Beechwood Avenue, Woodley, Berks. Telephone No. Reading (0734) 669476. VACANCY ST 1980 O F F I C E R S CLTJB DINNER THE 1980 Officers Club Dinner will be held in the Head- quarter RAOC Officers Mess, Deepcut, on Friday, 17th October. The seating capacity is two hundred and fifty. The dress is dinner jacket. Medals should not be worn. Drinks before and after dinner will be on a cash basis only and bars will be open from 7 pm. Officers should assemble at 7.15 pm for dinner at 7.45 pm. The cost will be £6.50. No tickets will be issued. Applications, together with overnight accommodation bids, should be made to the RAOC Secretariat, Deepcut, in writing and must be accompanied by a cheque made payable to the ' RAOC Officers Club.' Applicants should note that Mess accommodation is limited. Bids are required by 1st October. To ensure a fair distribution, applications for the advanced booking of tables cannot be accepted by tele- phone. Where whole or part bookings of tables are made, the application will be accepted as a firm booking only when accompanied by the total sum involved and the rank and name of all the Officers concerned. Tables seat up to ten persons. For members of the Officers Club travelling to Deep- cut by rail, transport will meet the train arriving at Brook- wood Station from Waterloo at 18.51 hours. Transport for those returning by train to Waterloo will leave the Officers Mess promptly at 23.00 for the 23.20 hours train. — IT DUNSTAN'S COLLEGE THIS school, situated close to two Railway Stations in Catford, S.E.6, seeks an SSI who has been a Warrant Officer or Senior NCO in the Army or Royal Marines. In addition to duties akin to that of RSM, RQMS and Chief Clerk, the person should be able to offer. some other skill of value to the school. Starting salary (incl. London Allowance) will be in excess of £5,000, depending on the skill offered. (Additional pay, up to £450, for attendance at camps). Full details are available from the Bursar, St. Dunstan's College, Stanstead Road, Catford, S.E.6 to whom applications should be returned by 12th September—(late applications will be considered). ACCOMMODATION BOB ELLIS (ex RAOC) Self catering holidays. Apply Saltburn House, 13, Wellington Road, Bournemouth, Dorset. Tel: Bournemouth (0202) 295319. Ten per cent reduction for service personnel excluding July and August. RAOC ASSOCIATION IT is proposed to establish a new Association branch in New- castle-upon-Tyne, if there are enough potential members. Serving or ex-Corps members who are interested and require information, contact Lieutenant E. W. Campbell RAOC (V) 58, Flodden, Garth 16, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE12 0NG. Telephone: Newcastle (0632) 684829 after 6 pm. ASSOCIATION SECRETARIES WHY not send in notes on the activities of your branch. Keep them brief about personalities and functions—so that people can really ' Keep in touch through the Association.' |
| Book number | R0404 |