RAOC Gazette - page 245
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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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J5eto£ from ^broab AFCENT WITH the weather taking a turn for the better, four departments of the United King- dom Delegation and Support Unit (UKDSU) decided to put aside their work for an after- noon and take to the open air, submitting themselves to a challenging three-mile run on the Brunssum Heath. The main purpose of the event was to get the widely dispersed sections to meet each other through friendly competition and then to enjoy a barbecue afterwards with their families. Representing the Corps was Lance Corporal Ned Kelly taking part for the Supply Flight and Corpora! John Allan who competed for the General Office. Although Corporal Allan was unplaced in the competition, after two major stomach operations and several visits to Wegberg hospital he showed great determination and stamina by even completing the course. There is no truth in the rumour that his scar hides new bionic ' innards' and that he is to become a sandwich tester for British Rail! It seems that we have a budding genius in our midst in the person of Corporal Kevin Smith who passed out top of his BII—I course recently at the Depot and Training Battalion, Blackdown. Corporal Smith who works in the registry of the UKDSU, received an 'A' grading with a score of ninety six per cent. Congratulations on a fine effort. A regular monthly contributor to our local paper The AFCENT Mirror is Staff Sergeant Bill Barlow of Panda Division, who with his wife Christine, keep the children amused with their Kiddies Corner page. Bill, who has been writing his column for the past twelve months, is also an avid organiser of excursions to places of interest throughout Holland. Finally, Corporal John Dickie of Supply Flight is leaving us to join the Commando Brigade and welcome to Sergeant Tony Catchpole and Corporal Ronald Young. Congratulations to Corporal and Mrs Tydeman on the birth of their daughter. Corporal John Allan the ' Bionic Man ' strides out on the Brunssum Heath during the recent inter-dcpartmental cross country run. He who must not be named has taken to cheering us up with ' topical' jokes. The latest—to a Staff Clerk just having failed his Bl typing, " I know your typing is improving hand- over-fist but I think it is time you started using your fingers as well!" Headquarters Northern Army Group OUR congratulations to Staff Sergeant John Brewer on his promotion and on his appointment as PA to COMNORTHAG. We have said farewell to Corporal Kevin Nicholson on posting out to the Ap- prentices College, and welcome Corporal Dave Wood. Dave is expecting an ad- dition to his family soon, some people will do anything to increase their LOA! On the sporting side in the Head- quarters NORTHAG Cross Country run, we had two creditable runners in WOs2 Barry Quigley and Doug Boshier, who finished third and tenth respectively. To both of them, well done. Our photograph shows Miss Tammy Garratt being presen- ted with the Ladies fifty metres free-style 'winners' medal by Major General Schunemann, Chief of Staff NORTHAG, at the swimming gala held recently. Ten years old Tammy is the daughter of our Chief Clerk EPS W02 Geoff Garratt. She swam the fifty metres in under forty seconds. Corporal Mick McNicol of G2 is to be congratulated on his elevation to the Sergeants Mess. — Tammy 196 — gets the trophy. |
| Book number | R0404 |