RAOC Gazette - page 17
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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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rcscaling as 7 Field Force Ordnance Company means we feel 4 a little stretched/ Surprisingly enough though our sports teams have still found time to excel themselves. The McMunn Barracks rugby team have had a very good start to the season the highlight being a sixty to ten victory over Essex University ' B ' team. We look forward to a return match against their *A* team. We have reached the third round of the Army Cup and will shortly be playing IJ LB Shornecliff. Five members of the OFP have played for the Corps team this season. Second Lieutenants R. S. Abson and A. lnions, who is also playing in the final selection for the Army team, Privates Anderson and Cheshire who are both playing for the Army Junior team and Private Adkins. Incidentally we are playing the Essex Fire Brigade at the end of November—I wonder if they will have any availability problems. The McMunn hockey team have had five games without defeat. Our members of the team are Staff Sergeant Boshier, Lance Corporal Eustace and Private Collet. Staff Sergeant Boshier and Lance Corporal Eustace also play for the Garrison Hockey Club who now have seven games without defeat and a score margin of twenty eight for, four against. The cross country team are still doing extremely well and followed their victory in the first heat of the Eastern District Unit Cross Country with a third place in the second heat. Individual places in the second heat were Corporal David O'Neill sixth, Private Brett Couling ninth, Private Mark Stainthorpe twenty fourth, Staff Sergeant Doug Boshier twenty eighth, Private Brian Goldsworthy thirtieth, and Private Chris Keelty thirty sixth. The team will be greatly strengthened by the arrival of Sergeant Graham Stanton who is a Corps runner. Last but certainly not least, the boxers. Lance Corporal Giles, who must be thanked for all his hard work and sweat, has made his farewell appearance as manager/trainer and handed over to Corporal Simpkin who will be assisted by Lance Corporal Sloan. We have just fought in the Eastern District Championships where our fairly inexperienced boxers proved themselves most admirably. Private Bennett (Lightweight) and Private Cheshire (Middleweight) both reached their respective semi-finals, an excellent feat as both were boxing for the first time. Private Maguire was unfortunately injured in training just before the competition. Private Robertson (Light Welter- weight) was up on points in his final when he stopped an immense punch with his head. He failed to beat the count. (Apparently Fm not allowed say knocked out). Private Hutchin- son (Welterweight) reached his final but was not allowed to box because of a broken foot sustained in a previous bout. (I don't know how you break a foot boxing either). We all wish the team, good luck in the RAOC Individuals Championships in February 1978. Congratulations to Lance Corporal Douglas on promotion to A/Corporal and Private Sloan to Lance Corporal, Good- bye to Corporal Bolton on attachment to Oman (it can't all be bad can it) and to Lance Corporal Shoulders. Corporal Huggins and Lance Corporal Giles are both stepping out into the big outside world. We welcome Staff Sergeant McCarrick, Sergeant Stanton and Corporal Thynne on return from Northern Ireland. begun resettlement courses, in Aldcrshot and London respectively, and SSM Bill Watson-Varney has finally re-appeared, manage- ment trained and rested. No sign of SQMS John West our other ROWO lately, though sighting reports have come in from the unit visits circuit BARRACK SERVICES ALDERSHOT ON 29th September Colonel Richard Cooke presented the Imperial Service Medal to Mr A, G. George. The ceremony was held in the Barrack Accountants Office at Bicester and was attended by the OIC (Major Rodgers) and Captain Budge (Assistant OIC) and Mr John Griffin (CABO), the barrack accountants and industrial staff of the Bicester detachment. Mr George enlisted in the Royal Artillery on 1st September 1939 and left the Army in January 1946. His service with Government Departments began in October 1946 from when he gave continuous service until his retirement in July 1977. On 7th November we welcomed Captain John Harradence from Munster. He is to replace Captain Dick Budge who leaves us for Ashchurch, Central Ordnance Depot Bicester HEADQUARTERS, November has proved to be a particularly busy period within the Depot with most successful visits from the Quarter-Master-General and the Director of Army Quartering, to say nothing of flying visits by the GOC South East District and other senior officers in connection with our fire fighting responsibilities. A unique ceremony took place on 6th November when a distinguished gathering was invited to witness the formal opening of Buckley House as the official residence of the Commandant COD Bicester/Com- mander Bicester Garrison. The unveiling of the house plaque was carried out by Major General Stanyer and afterwards guests were able to inspect the fascinating documents concerning the Corps first VC, John Buckley, gathered together by Briga- dier Page. South East District HEADQUARTERS THE first day of November saw Staff Sergeant John York of Supply Depot Aldershot reach an auspicious point of seventeen years National and Regular Service in UK, BAOR, Middle and Far East with the presentation of his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal by the General Officer Commanding. Lieutenant Colonel Keith Holtby and Captain Bob Lawson have both disappeared into the icy wastes of Salisbury Plain on UKMF Exercise Avon Express; THE GAZETTE notes file again successfully sideloadedl The remainder of Ordnance Branch staff continue with the many District commitments as a result of the firemen's strike; routine being maintained despite continuous rounds of training, watch- keeping and shift requirements. We welcome as temporary assistants to the Branch Corporal Taff Reese from 6 Field Force Ordnance Company and Private Bill Curray from Depot and Training Battalion—a welcome addition to our military strength. BE Tests have commenced> taxing some slightly rusty physiques; though the Chief Clerk still shares the Ordnance Company's fascination with lengths of telegraph pole on morn- ing Physical Training! Major Derek Reynolds and SSM John Eaton have both Photo Corporal R. Walker. Major General J. T. Stanyer performing rhe opening ceremony of Buckley House watched by the Commandant COD Bicester, Brigadier M. B. Page. 246 — |
| Book number | R0246a |