RAOC Gazette - page 266
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
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roles of each Unit. The Patenschaft is thought to be the oldest recorded between Bundeswehr and British Units. A parade of British and German soldiers was inspected by Oberstleutnant Bones, CO 34 Panzer Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Pickard QGM, CRAOC 1st Armoured Division. The Band of the 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment Beat the Retreat and the British and German Units exchanged com- memorative scrolls and gifts. At a reception given afterwards the principal guests were Major General Hewlett the GOC 1st Armoured Division and Oberst Scriba, Commander Panzer Brigade. Other guests included Brigadier Mullens and Brigadier Ward, Commanders Task Force Alpha and Bravo, Brigadier Whalley, DOS BAOR, Brigadier Skinner CCRAOC, and Oberburgermeister Horstmann of Celle. Past commanders and soldiers of both Units during the ten years of Patenschaft were strongly represented. Photo Aldershot News. Sergeant Len Salisbury takes on Terry Griffiths the 1 9 7 9 W o r l d Snooker Champion. such a star studded snooker event and the Training Battalion and Depot are proud to have notched up a first. Enthusiasts will be interested to know that in fact, the Army invented snooker. It was in 1875 and by Colonel Neville Chamberlain of the Devonshire Regiment. BRIGADES Oberstleutnant R. Bones and Lieutenant Colonel C. R. Pickard Q C M exchange tenth Anniversary gifts at the Patenschaft. During the reception held for the junior NCOs and soldiers some three thousand cans of beer were emptied as part of the celebration and enough food consumed to feed a small town. Rumours were rife during and after this celebration of tie, badge and trouser swapping between the soldiers of both nations. W02 Patchitt of 1 ADOC held a parade the following morning to determine the extent of the * swapping' but he refuses to divulge how many men appeared on parade dressed as Bun- deswehr tank operators. A good time was had by all! POT BLACK DOWN SERGEANT LEN SALISBURY, a lifetime snooker enthusiast wanted to encourage the game within the Training Centre so Captain Gordon Coombs, QMSI Ron Spree and Sergeant Len Salisbury set about the task of engaging Terry Griffiths. Terry took time off from the World Team Championships to come along and display his skill in front of a three hundred and thirty capacity audience. He played against eight players from Training Centre and gave a first class exhibition of trick shots. One by one he despatched Lieutenant Alan Inions, W02 Derek Edwards, Sergeants Dave Fox, Brian Garforth and Len Salis- bury, Corporal Dave Anson and Private Barry Wilkinson— all of the Depot. 'The highlight of the evening was watching Terry making a century break (one hundred and twenty nine). Unfortunately, this was against our only lady competitor Lance Corporal Lyn Hughes, however, Terry declined to clear the table and after frantic pleading by Lyn, allowed her to pot the final black. The evening was an outstanding success. It is believed that this is the first occasion that the Corps has managed to stage COME BACK TO BAOR THE eight Task Forces of the British Army of the Rhine under 1(BR) Corps are to be re-titled as Armoured Brigades from 1st January 1981. At the same time the Berlin Field Force will be re-titled as the Berlin Infantry Brigade. In 1974, in order to help find the manpower savings then called for, the Army Restructuring Plan abolished the Brigade level of command in the Field Army. Subsequent experience showed however that if operations were to be conducted effectively, then an intermediate level of command between division and battlegroup was a necessity. Therefore, in Septem- ber 1979, Task Forces at 'one star' (Brigadier) command level were formally established. In effect, although by another name, the brigade level of command had returned—but without restor- ing the brigade headquarters to anything like its former scale. Historically, one star formations in the Field Army have been called Brigades. The title is an honoured one and well understood within the Army; it is also a title that is used by all of our allies in NATO to describe their own one star formations. This re-introduction will involve no internal re-organisation of Units or movement of them and no increases in the establish- ment of either men or equipment. Equally, other than very minimal expenses (arising from such things as repainting sign- boards), no additional costs will be involved. So far as the four Field Forces in the UK and the Gurkha Field Force in Hong Kong are concerned, the Army Board has decided to postpone any re-titling until further studies have been completed. SQUASH ON THE ROCK THE Corps squash team started their season with a short tour to Gibraltar. A full programme of morning coaching clinics and evening matches, was arranged by Major Roy Lennox, our man in Gibraltar and Major Terry Holmes the DOPT. Despite not being up to full strength, the touring side of Lieutenant Colonel Ted Champion, Major John Woodliffe, Staff Sergeants Doug MacLean and John Wallis, Corporal Clark Adam and Major Lance Brett, tour manager, recorded convincing five nil wins over the Gibraltar Combined Services, a Gibraltar SRC B Side and a Gibraltar Selected team of mixed civilians and servicemen. Only against a full Gibraltar SRC team did the visitors narrowly lose three two. GBS Television excelled itself by transmitting some of the matches and Major Woodliffe appeared live on the local sports programme. The team was received by His Excellency the Governor in the grounds of the Convent. General Sir William Jackson, a former Colonel Commandant of the Corps was delighted to meet the Corps side and hoped our visit would become an annual event. 1 — |
| Book number | R0404 |