RAOC Gazette - page 155
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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trials and finally the Aldershot Army Display which had certain members of the detachment showing off various items of Arctic hardware and seeking potential members for the Corps. At present the detachment consists of a fairly motly crew, they are: The boss Staff Sergeant John Bennetts, Corporal Berny Reeby (usually found floating around the sky on a contraption of sailcloth, wire and aluminium tubing), Lance Corporals Les Roff, Pip Taylor and Andy Rorks, Privates Don Laight' and Bill Whelpdale. With the annual UEE just under our belt and Otterburn around the corner we look forward to our summer leave. Then we prepare for a short trip to our winter home of Norway for Exercise Teamwork. This we hope will be the first of many news letters from the 45th of Ski. To all friends who are now far afield we say " the Bridies are still greasy and the Burn in Arbroath will be visited shortly." Chin up all you pongos. (What about some good black and white hang-gliding photographs.—Editor.) Commando Logistic Regiment ORDNANCE SQUADRON IT is now so long since the Squadron produced a contribution for THE GAZETTE, it is a wonder that there is any one left who remembers how to write. Half of this year has passed since we returned from this year's sojourn in Norway and we are already winding ourselves up for next Here follows a brief resumd of our activities since years effort. Norway. Following Easter leave, and a brief visit to Donnington for the RAOC six-a-side football in which we came third, the Logistic Regiment went to Salisbury Plain in mid May to carry out regimental training. Those readers resident in the UK will remember that this is when the summer made its brief appear- ance. The Squadron devised a programme which included NBC, helicopter and infantry drills. The final infantry exercise was against a live enemy of the OC, WOl Tech and the Chief Clerk. They say they won, but their bruises say they didn't! Secure in the knowledge that summer had gone, the Squadron decamped to the Peak District for a weeks ad- venturous training. Between abseiling, raft building, orienteering and a final fifty-miler along the Pennine Way, we found time to take a day down in Aldershot for the Travers Clarke Athletics meeting. Wins in four track events, including the two thousand metres Steeplechase gained the Squadron second place overall and Lance Corporal Vince Phillips the Victor Ludorum trophy for the second year running. We returned to Leek just in time to lose our Spearhead detachment to the New Hebrides. In July, 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines invaded Salis- bury Plain, once again. This time it was carried out with real logistic support with the passage of combat supplies in- cluding simulated ammunition from the Beach Head:at Brown- down, where the combat supplies elements of the Squadron were landed. For this exercise the Squadron assumed the combat supplies configuration, leaving a much depleted tech- nical troop scratching their heads over how a notional 03 demand, quoting a personal regimental number, got transmitted to Bicester! It was probably a demand for reinforcements!! Postings in and out have been many over the period. We welcome (in most cases) Captain Tug Wilson Oast seen here as WOl Tech); WOl Pete Herratt, Staff Sergeant Jimmy Jones, Sergeant Trevor Edge; Corporals Jock Campbell, Carl Gilling and Mack McCartney; Privates Ned Kelly, Skin Cooney and the three musketeers from 6 Field Force, Privates Mark Carnell, Scouses Dineley and Lyons. Those ' absent on duty' include Captain Tug Wilson, Sergeant George Dawkins, Corporal Wurz Phelps and Private Andy Martin with the Coconut Commandos in the New Hebrides; Lance Corporal Rivetts Ziverts I with the RAOC Mobile Display Team, and Lance Corporal Larry Clarke who is in Northern Ireland. POST YOUR NEWSLETTERS IN TIME TO REACH THE EDITOR BY THE END OF EACH MONTH LEAVING ONE MONTH FOR PUBLICATION — Central Ammunition Depot Kineton I HAVE been away shooting for the past month—two weeks of which were spent at Bisley competing with the Unit team in RASAM. Despite the awful weather RSM Chalmers, W02 Burkin, Staff Sergeant Hooper, Corporal Thomsen and yours truly acquitted ourselves well with- out winning any prizes and the experience was invaluable, particularly to Corporal Thomsen a ' shot' for the future without a doubt A word of sympathy for the RSM though still muttering that " if only " He is still awaiting his first shooting prize and time is running out for him—fast! My attention has been drawn to an omission in a previous newsletter to the hard work put in by some members of the Station Golfing Society and apparently gave the impression that Major Roger Thomas was the sole ' worker,' in fact this is not so. Others to mention are Captain John Connelly as treasurer, Staff Sergeant John Hooper—current holder of the Captains Cup won at the Corps Spring Meeting, is the Greens Member and the builder, together with Corporal Etteridge, of the very palatial club house which is in fact a converted 1908 Rail Wagon, and last but by no means least Captain Tommy Armstrong who is, according to the QM, the non playing sleeping member, whatever that is! Seriously though the course is proving to be immensely popular at all levels and the Station is indebted to the hard work put in by this hardy band. Another activity thriving at the moment is an Inter Com- pany Hockey Competition which is proving that most of the good players are in C Company (A S of A) as they head the league with three good wins at the time of going to press. The Kineton Tadpoles. Back row (left to right): Captain Brown, Corporal Perry, Corporal Carrahar, Corporal Nicol, Private W a l t o n and Private Sowerby. Front row (left to right): W 2 Hubbard, Staff Sergeant Robinson, Private Edwards, Private Madeley, Private Burns and Sergeant Donal. The WRAC mentions this month are for the Athletics relay team of Lance Corporal Brown, Privates Guy, Edgcombe and Williams who won a trophy when coming first at the West Area Athletics Championships held at Tidworth, for hosting a swimming gala versus Donnington which we lost and to Private Onisko for gaining a very creditable second place in her class in the Banbury Area Institute of Advanced Motorist Road Safety Competition. Not to be outdone Private Sharp of the MT Section won his class in the same competition. The Aldershot Display was a huge success for the Army— and for our own 'A' Company who provided the personnel for the Ammunition Display namely:—WOl John Rolison, Staff Sergeant Andy Brown, Sergeant Paul Myring, Corporals Dave Cordner, Rocky O'Rourke, Tony Corr, Bob Scott, Nick Thomsen, Mark Lawrence and Lance Corporal Chris Starbuck. The thousands of visitors—most of whom seemed to be screaming kids wanting to operate the Wheelbarrow and go home with part of the display—did not deter our lads who exercised great self control, until they got to the beer tent, where most of their spare time and money was spent! 122 — |
| Book number | R0404 |