RAOC Gazette - page 5
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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 | 1978 |
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| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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THE RETIREMENT OF MAJOR GENERAL P. J, O'B MINOOTJE THE CORPS REMEMBRANCE AT DAY OF BLACKDOWN THE annual Service of Remembrance was held at Blackdown on the 13th of November. The parade was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Sharpe, Commanding Officer of the Training Battalion and Depot. The parade marches past the Corps' War Memorial Wreaths were laid by Major General P. J. O'B. Minogue on behalf of all serving members of the Corps, by Major General A, R. Cornock on behalf of all past members of the Corps, by Colonel W. F. Kelly on behalf of the Reserve Army and by Lieutenant Colonel W. O. E. Dowdall (Retd) on behalf of the RAOC Association. ...... followed by the Old Comrades. The standard bearers are, on the right, Major Howard of the Deepcut/Aldershot Branch and Mr Lath well of Central London Branch. MAJOR GENERAL CALLAN writes: — Major General 'Paddy' Minogue began his Army career i n 1940 and was commissioned into the 19th Kumaon Regiment of the Indian Army in August 1941 After the war he joined the East Surrey Regiment and in 1951 he transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. He attended the Ammunition Technical Officers Course in 1952 and the Staff College in 1956. After a spelt at the War Office as GS02 Staff Duties he was posted to the BJSM Washing- ton in the local rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1966 he was appointed ADOS at HQ DOS where he will be remembered for the important and successful role he played in laying the foundations for, and designing the computer-based system of equipment and spares management that we have today- He says he still recalls the feeling of trepidation he and his team then experienced when framing what were considered to be the essential establishment proposals for the present CICP and DSCS. General Minogue, during his farewell visit to Donnington, presents the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Corporal John Robinson. His next appointment as the Chairman of the Army Ad- ministrative ADPS Committee saw him heavily involved in further ADP studies to shape future administrative applications for automatic data processing including REME Forward, the RCT Transport Control System and the combined Pay and Records proposals. In 1968 he was promoted to Colonel to study the operational applications of the use of computers and as Colonel AQ to the Operational ADPS Team, was engaged in the planning of Projects Wavell, Trenchard, AUenby and Haig and our own field force requirements. A spell as A AG PS 10 saw him closely involved in the staffing and introduction of the Military Salary and he is still able to correct a lot of misinformed comments about this particular innovation! In 1971 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and assumed the appointment of Inspector RAOC He commanded the Central Ordnance Depot Bicester from 1973 until 1975 when he was promoted to Major General as the Commander of Base Organisation RAOC. During the time that I have known him I have come to have a high regard for his competent, energetic and thoroughly pro- fessional approach to everything he tackles. He has a keen sense of humour, a charming manner and has the rare quality of being able to be on good terms with everyone he meets. He has always been keen at sports, in particular cricket, shooting, skHng and sailing. He plays golf well, is a qualified athletic coach, and his prowess in the Old Soldiers Race at the Travers Clarke Sports still astonished those who are not aware how active he has always been and still is. He has always been interested in modern warehousing methods combined with ADP and in advanced materials handling systems, and has been keen to introduce them into our Corps. — 234 ™ |
| Book number | R0246a |