RAOC Gazette - page 269
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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SUGGESTIONS SCHEME AWARD AN award of £450 under the Suggestions Scheme has been made by the MOD Major Awards Committee to Mr W. Hindmarsh, a former HEO in DSM(A) Technical Equipments Division at Donnington. After some research, Mr Hindmarsh submitted that an existing Hazard Marking Flashing Light could be replaced by other models of similar characteristics and functional com- patibility, readily available commercially at significantly lower unit cost. mobile as his brothers his only overseas service was in West Africa, Malta, France and Egypt during his thirty seven years. The third generation was obviously not so military minded as the second generation and only two members of the family actually wore uniform. Corporal Robert John Moore, youngest son of Major Wilfred Moore completed his National Service in the RAOC at Grccnford and Fcltham some time in the late fifties. The final member is the only serving one left. Captain (OEO) David Moore joined as a boy soldier at Haslar in 1951 and has served in such romantic places as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Aden, Germany (four tours I hear) plus a variety of stations in UK. He is currently the Officer Commanding, Ordnance Support Unit RAOC, Ashford Kent and hopes to serve until 1991 (Defence cuts permitting) to give the Moore family one hundred and eleven years continuous service. It could be that his son Alistair, a fourth year pupil at the Duke of York's Royal Military School will be the fourth generation but only time will tell. To date, the family have over two hundred and twenty years uniformed service behind them plus some twenty years ' R O ' service. Is it possible that two hundred and fifty years will eventually be reached? DOUBLE DUTCH OUR Hong Kong correspondent tells me the Headquarters British Forces film buff, Sergeant Dave Powell from Q Ops, recently decided to see a dubbed Japanese film amout Samurais in feudal Japan. After travelling across to Kowloon he entered the cinema and settled down for an enjoyable evenings view- ing. He was slightly surprised however, to discover that the film was indeed dubbed—into Cantonese! Still, he reported that the drink on a stick was nice. Brigadier Thornton makes the award. The suggestion has. now been implemented by the Depart- ment and based upon known annual usage, it is evident that con- siderable financial savings will occur. HUNDRED NOT OUT JUST one hundred years ago a young man joined the Army and in 1980 his direct family will have served continuously under six Kings and Queens of England. The founder of the military line in the Moore family was Major Samuel Francis Moore who enlisted in the Mountain Artil- lery in 1880, serving in India, Burma and South Africa. As a Master Gunner he transferred to the Army Ordnance Depart- ment in 1903 and was commissioned as an Assistant Com- missary of Ordnance (fourth class) in 1905. During his seventeen years in Ordnance he served mainly in England and Ceylon and was well known as a member of the Corps Shooting Team. He served a total of forty years and was awarded the Indian Frontier Medal with bars for Burma 1885/87, Sikkim 1888 and Samana 1891; Indian Medal for relief of Chitral in 1895; Queen's South African Medal; King's South African Medal; Mons Star 1914; Victory Medal; General Service Medal 1914/19 and the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (King Edward VII). Four of his sons were soldiers starting with Colonel Lionel Moore who joined the Army Ordnance Corps in 1912, trans- ferred to the Dorsetshire Regiment in 1918 and returned to RAOC in Palestine in 1940. He retired in 1947 and eventually was re-employed for a number of years as a Retired Officer in Winchester. During his thirty five years regular service he saw service in France, Turkey, Mesopotamia, India, Ireland, Palestine and Lebanon. Major Wilfred Moore joined the Corps at Woolwich as a boy armourer in 1919 and transferred to REME on its formation. On his retirement in 1958 he took up employment with the War Department in Winchester. During his thirty nine years service he served in India, Palestine, Egypt, West Africa, France and Germany. Next comes Lieutenant Colonel Tom Moore who joined the Corps as a boy in 1923, was commissioned in 1940 and retired from Northern Command in 1962. During his thirty nine years service he was stationed in Jamaica, Egypt, Singapore, Gibraltar, France and West Africa. The last of the four military sons was Major Walter Dacres Moore who joined as a boy in 1925 was commissioned in 1943 and retired from the War Office (Ord 13) in 1962. Not quite as — 214 — tCjiE &&(0C gfeotmtion &nnnal Sinner anb bunion THE ANNUAL DINNER is to be held at Kineton, on Saturday 28th March 1981. It will be followed by activities extending into Sunday 29th March. Limited overnight accommodation will be avail- able to those members who travel from a distance. The programme for the weekend will be: — Saturday 28th March Annual General Meeting Annual Dinner 6.00 pm 7.30 pm Sunday 29th March Breakfast 8.30 am Items of Corps Interest 9.30 am—10.30 am Church service and parade 10.45 am Lunch 12.30 pm The Dress for dinner will be lounge suit. Dinner tickets will cost £3.50, tickets for break- fast 50p, and lunch £1.00. They may be obtained from Branch Secretaries or direct from Major J. E. Fox, Headquarters Company, CAD Kineton, Temple Herdewyke, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Tele- phone Kineton Military extension 492 or Kineton 640331. All cheques/postal orders should be made payable to Central Bank Account, CAD Kineton. Applications should state whether overnight accom- modation is required and, if the limit is reached, will be on a first bid basis. Closing date for tickets will be 7th March 1981. |
| Book number | R0404 |