RAOC Gazette - page 15
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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miasma of fire righting equipment is being sorted out. Whilst we are all looking forward to an early end to the operation, the recovery and accounting programme promises to be just as formidable a task as the actual operation and will un- doubtedly keep most members of the staff occupied for some time to come. Northern Ireland Conductor Bill Woodhouse being congratulated on his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal by the OC Army Management Services Work Study Team. Bill must have found it a bit different from his other duties when rushing around Norway, or was it Belize; or could it have been Kenya! Majors John Cogley, Bill Ford and Brian Allen have still managed, in spite of being involved in the Operations side of the fire righting and the constant clang of fire bells, to find time to prepare for the presentation at the DGOS Study Period. There was a good attendance at the Armistice Church Service, and in particular at St Gregory's Roman Catholic Church where, not only RAOC RC officers with their families were present, but also a C of E officer, married to a RC, and accompanied by a Foreign Legion old comrade who was him- self a Lutheran. Furthermore, this particular officer, having returned from his five week course in Paris, says that he thoroughly enjoyed it all, especially the two trips to the Pigalle accompanied by a Belgian comrade who had been well briefed on where to go! Lieutenant Colonel Bill Stark had a very busy time in Belize, but not so busy that he could not devote a little time to water sports. Major Harry Parry had a quick tour of Canada on a flying visit to Suffield. 1 understand he must have missed a turning somewhere, because he ended up spending three days in Vancouver. The fact that he has relations there in totally irrelevant. Finally a photograph is enclosed on behalf of Majors Brian Allen and Bill Ford just to prove that they do, in fact, share the same office, along with, it would appear, our charming Mrs Allison! {Sorry but the quality of the photograph was not suit- able for reproduction.—Editor.) Headquarters Scotland ORDNANCE BRANCH IT is not very hard to find things to write about this month. As you will all be aware the firemen's strike has occupied the Services throughout UK. and Ord- nance Branch, Scotland has been no exception. As I am writing these notes the DADOS (Materiel) Office, has been converted into the Operations Room and has been functioning as such for the past two weeks. The addition of a bed in an adjacent vacant Combat Supplies Office will convey something of the prevailing atmosphere. It would be wrong of me to go into any lengthy narrative about the operation as I am sure it is being repeated in Ord- nance units throughout the UK. However, the very nature of the Scottish operational area has increased our supply and re- supply problems rather more than elsewhere, but we are coping —just 1 A member of the branch staff, who on normal occasions very rarely gets a mention in these notes, Mr Frank Booth the District Fire Adviser, has of course been thrust into the limelight of current events. No one I am sure will mind if he is given a special mention here. Meanwhile the operation progresses and the technical HEADQUARTERS CONGRATULATIONS to our FTWO, WOl Dave Brunt, who has received the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Our photograph shows the presentation by the GOC, Lieutenant General Sir David House. The title of photograph must surely be "WHAT BLISS"! Our congratulations to Private Brian and Mrs Jacqueline Marsden on the birth- day of their son Andrew Phillip and wel- come to W02 Malcolm Wilde, Staff Sergeant Dick Hill and Lance Corporal Bob Mays. JfV-s-:£=;,;'£ Lieutenant General Sir David House presents the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to W O l Dave Brunt. Our farewells to WOl Dave Longley, Staff Sergeant Mick Baron, Sergeant Keith Allen and Private Brian Marsden* ORDNANCE DEPOT LEADING the cavalcade of visitors this month was our new General Officer Commanding — Lieutenant General Creasey, who was closely followed by the Commander 23 Group RPC Colonel Ridings who came to see the RPC soldiers at work. Not long after, the Commanding Officer designate, Lieutenant Colonel M. J. Watts arrived from Chilwell for a brief preview of his inheritance. Rumours that he was seen reccying local golf courses have proved to be malicious and completely un- founded. AH these visits at a time when the only thing wetter than the weather was Sergeant Browne's Long Service and Good Conduct Medal which was duly christened after the presentation in the Sergeants Mess by the Commanding Officer. Con- gratulations also to Corporal Timms RPC on the same award The social event of the month was a games evening held in the Sergeants Mess between the Officers and Senior NCOs. The battle for the magnificent trophy donated by the Com- manding Officer was hard fought and in doubt until the final event—the boat race. Needless to say, the home team com- pletely out-drank the visitors although the sudden attack of hiccups suffered by the Regimental Officer did not exactly help! 4 The jubilant shouts of Staff Sergeant Trev' Griffiths echoed throughout the Depot after the football team's first victory of the season. Could we at last have hit a winning streak? The hockey team, as yet undefeated in the league, have strengthened their ranks with new players to continue the quest for glory while the rugby players have engaged the services of a Buddhist Monk to pray for them. Efforts to record that elusive first victory are now getting out of all proportion! We welcome to our throng, W02 Hawthorne and Sergeants Baker and Maxwell with their families and hope that the rain stops for them soon. — 244 - |
| Book number | R0246a |