RAOC Gazette - page 256
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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come to Cyprus Denis we hope you will enjoy your tour with us and that it's not too much of. a shock after Deepcut. I think our typist Ann Robinson ought to get a mention too, she works very hard in a hot office and always is a cheerful soul regardless of the pressure of work, thanks Ann and keep your pecker up. After much confusion and panic Headquarters BRITCON finally managed to get the United Nation's Medal Parade off the ground and hopefully a good time was had by all—especially after the Parade. We all heartily tucked into an enormous barbeque and saw the celebrations out in style and to say the least, all of us are looking forward to the next one. UNFICYP ORDNANCE DETACHMENT. Well hello once again from the Bondu boys, yes the weather is still hot and sunny. Our annual turnover is nearly complete apart from our new OC who arrives next month, then it will be a case of roll on the next six months. Congratulations are in order for Sergeant Ken Nixon who received his substantive promotion, good luck Ken. Our volley- ball league is completed and all I've got to say about that is we didn't finish last, let's hope we do better in the ten-pin bowling. Captain Norman Stack has still got this problem with the budgies but things are looking up, they've not produced any more (touch wood). We welcome Sergeants Van Spall and White, also Lance Corporal Murray. We hope they enjoy their stay with us. UNFICYP SUPPORT REGIMENT. The visit of the UK Vice- Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Logistics) General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson was an enormous success. The General was particularly impressed with the standard of our ' field conditions' dining hall. The UNFICYP Flight AAC has recently bid farewell to Sergeant Dave Wilboume and family who have departed for 3 Regiment AAC at Soest and in his place we welcome Sergeant Bill Merrills and family. Sergeant Merrills is quickly learning French in preparation for ordering Allouette spares. Three members of the Regiment recently received the UN Medal (Cyprus), they even had to draw out tropical combats for the parade! Those on the medal parade were Corporal Dave Blagg, Lance Corporal Mick Beverley and Private John Heaney. The Quartermasters department have recently had a trau- matic experience, with a changeover of Quartermasters, which required Boards of Officers and Handover boards etc. Our newly weds Lance Corporal and Mrs Greenaway are rumoured to be enjoying their camping honeymoon. Our other newly married and newly arrived soldier, Private Compton who thought he was immune to sunburn—carry on suffering. British Forces Hong Kong At the end of the game, sad to say, Though we upheld our good name. We were the beaten finalists, although we took pride, . In the fact it was a very close game. We got hammered really, but it didn't rhyme! No more poems please—they take up too much space.— Editor. Composite Ordnance Depot Hong Kong THIS month we will start with the sadness—the leaving of the Headquarters scribe Sergeant Joe Addis and also the Quarter- master scribe Staff Sergeant (W02) Pete Fellowes. By the time the regular readers are wiping away their tears at the above news the CQMS—sorry CSM and wife will be driving around Germany in his tax free car, and Sergeant Joe Addis will hopefully be driving around Bicester in his tax paid second hand banger. Now to the workers! The order came to Vehicle Group— "All Hands To The Grindstone." The new resident Battalion The Royal Regiment of Wales invaded the Depot for their vehicles, true to form the group issued without hiccup, and, well ahead of time. Sergeant Ricky Parkes has been seen recently taking up various jobs, ie Eager Beaver bashing, scrap metal remover, docker and swimmer. He does all this whilst studying for his EPC 'A.' Sergeant Brian Tomlin is back to Orienteering' and reading his paper on Exercise Route. Our resident rugby player Corporal Ron Audrain has the following to report. Hong Kong v. Workshops was a recent very hard game. Unfortunately Hong Kong was defeated in the final quarter by a narrow margin of thirteen points to four. Rugby in the Colony is now at a very high standard and his Warrant Officer-in-Charge has great expectations. The Depot will no doubt be more widely known than it is now—if that is possible for Ron was recently photographed with his wife and daughter relaxing off duty—for—wait for it—the 1981 Army Calendar. Congratulations Ron, I'm sure with all the publicity and the rugby either TV or films will be your second career. This years Summer Camp was held at Erskine Camp in the New Territories. The camp was split into two phases. Half the Unit attended the first weeks camp which began with the No. 3 Typhoon signal being hoisted whilst many were out either Orienteering or trying their hand at Absailing. As the week pro- gressed the weather improved so much that by the last day everyone was feeling the heat. Bob Mason tried the Orienteering but quickly decided it wasn't his scene. Ian Powells team ap- proached the Command task with reluctance but on being told they could leave one person out of being lifted over the twelve foot wall had no hesitation in deciding who to leave out, (Good old Ian). They then proceeded to carry out the task in good time whilst their group leader looked on more grateful than reluctant. Sport was also part of the Summer Camp but the basketball matches looked more like a rugby match whenever Staff Sergeant Major Matt Matakitoga's team played. One can only assume what the small HKOR thought when faced with ' Big Matt.' Sergeant Tony Munn did try to face Matt but was soon sent off. Between the two phases an adventure camp was held for the children this proved to be very successful with the children enjoy- ing all the facilities their parents had. Most of them got a little more suntanned and Calamine Lotion was in evidence all over, even so the children finally left the camp exhausted but contented. Our congratulations this month go to Major Monty and Brenda Wood on once again—yes again—becoming grandparents, the CQMS just can't understand how they do it. Also to Lance Corporal Ip our lifesaver on his promotion to that rank. We have welcomed into the Depot Captain Raymond Carey and have said fond farewells to Captain Martin Hicks, Staff Sergeant Ken Worrall and their families. Let's have a bash, Ray Dawson said, At the Blood Trophy Volleyball Comp So he got together a stalwart bunch And we went off with ceremony and pomp. • He pressganged Tony Dales, the Sergeant Mat, ; And Phil Buxton from the branch of Ord. Gorgeous Graeme Hillier from ALS, . So nonchalant,he looked quite bored. He included Keith Woods from Transport and Movement, Yes, we had help from the RCT. But as we needed a secret weapon, He then got little old me! As " Dawson's Dozers," otherwise "AQ.' : We were one of a group of nine. With Royal Marines and Matelots, We were in for a very rough time. Despite playing against some very good teams, Who sometimes gave us a fright. We fought our way to the top of our group, With at last the final in sight. BATUS Ordnance Company We played the Elite G Force, WE recently announced to a startled world that In a very tough semi-final game. in future editions of our GAZETTE notes we But with tactics and planning (and lots of luck), would feature articles on the different Platoons We upheld our very good name. and Sections within the Company. Try as we Fraught with tension, we played the final might it is therefore impossible to to avoid men- , Game in the Volleball match. tioning our Stores Platoon, a highly over-sexed Against 5 Gurkhas and 1 Brit from the QG Sigs, organisation whose members seem to spend their They looked a professional batch. off duty hours attending each others weddings. The whistle blew, the game began, The mere sight of a well filled pair of jeans seems Good grief, these lads have played it before. to send them crazy. Even Corporal Tony Smith- We thought, as we fought for each and every point, Hollins is going to make an honest man of himself. Me thinks this could turn into a war. — 205 — |
| Book number | R0404 |