RAOC Gazette - page 31
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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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STORES SECTION 28 AMPHIBIOUS ENGINEER REGIMENT WORKSHOP WITH the winter days setting in here in Germany's historic 1 Pied Piper' town of Hameln, our Stores Section under the command of WO I Harry Jones, is busy preparing for the forth- coming Technical Inspection and our yearly autumn vacation, nicknamed * Neptunes Trident/ As per usual for this time of year our main bulk of work involves the long and tedious lask of preparing our 'well used* cam nets, stock main- tenance and trying to get our vehicles looking like new! Sport is our next priority with Corporal McGaghey and Lance Corporal Ramage taking a major part in our recent seven to three win in the first round of the Craftsman's Foot- ball Cup. Lance Corporal Hughes and Private Head are also pushing for a place in the Workshop team. Our one and only boxer, Private ' Rockay * Purves, has succeeded in fighting his way into the Regimental team and Corporal Dave Gartside and Private 'Teddy Bear' Welland put up a good show for the swimming team in the 4 Division Championship. Private ' E d d y ' Eddison is trying his hardest 1 to master the art of bowling and Lance Corporal * Old Man Bailey prefers to be plain conscientious, We welcome the following, Lance Corporals Bailey and Ramage and Private Purves, We say farewell to our Leader WOl (Aye) Jones whose talents are required with Corps Troops Central and who also received his well deserved Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Taking his place in the hot seat we welcome our first Officer to the establishment, Lieutenant P. Harris. May your stay be a long and enjoyable one. Farewell also to Corporal ' Squeaky * Berret, Lance Corporal ' Nobby' Clark and Private Brian Low. Congratulations to Lance Corporals Crago, Clark and Hughes on their selection for promotion. Corps Troops Ordnance Field Park SIX members of the Unit, Staff Sergeant Holding, Privates Martindale, Smith, Graham, Johnstone and Wynne spent two weeks in the Mosel area working on the grape harvest. Each individual was * allotted' to a different family which he worked for and lived with as part of the family, and after discovering what pack horses and mountain goats feel like, they also be- came connoisseurs of Mosel wine. All-in-all, a most enjoyable and enlightening experience and everyone on both sides ex- pressed a wish for a repeat performance. The ' Moroccan Marauders,' Sergeant Swift, Corporals Ansen and Asher, Lance Corporal Da vies, Privates Gee, Naghten and Wilson, led by the intrepid Captain Dewhurst have returned from their month's climbing expedition having thoroughly en- joyed themselves. Despite all efforts to lose * Killer' Naghten in the desert, he survived and managed to make it back to the Unit. The ' official* report of the trip will, no doubt, be appearing in THE GAZETTE but the ' true' story, with all its sordid details has already been told by Sergeant Swift over a few beers. Meanwhile, down in the MT jungle, nothing stirred. Pinky and Perky (alias Knight and Smith) have been busy head- scratching over the Driver Bill to BII course with their in- structors doing likewise. Lance Corporal Scanlon has been hard at it teaching a storeman how to drive and introduced a real live accident for the trainee to practice his FMT 3 procedure on. Private McErlean, a new, unspoilt driver said confidently: "Yes, Sergeant, I know where it is, no trouble." He returned from Wulfen, normally a four hour trip, eight hours later saying, " Er, yes, I got lost" Captain Shackleton took his WO and SNCOs, with wives, out for dinner and a good time was had by all. The presenta- tion ' Pot' took the said Captain by surprise but that is the way things are done in the MT. Up in PC and A, Lance Corporal Douglas has decided to get married and he is travelling all the way to North Dakota to do so. He's been heard late at night wandering around the block singing, **Take me back to the Black Hills,'* Lance Corporal Harrison is also disappearing to get married and we wish both of them and their wives all the very best for the future. Sergeant Nowak and Private Connelly have both complained that they did not get a mention in THE GAZETTE when they arrived in the Unit quite some time ago so, iS hello." We say goodbye to Staff Sergeant Donnery, Sergeant Swift, Lance Corporal Douglas, and Privates Wilson and Lewis and congratulate Lance Corporal Perrott and wife, on the birth of their son. Corps Troops West HEADQUARTERS RAOC CORRESPONDENTS have been suffering from writers cramn of late hence the absence of any notes from this area Qf iS BAOR. WOl Brant the AOWO and Sergeant Greenacre have been down to Rheindahlen to play in the RAOC BAOR Badminton Championships. It is understood they performed better than they expected; WOl Brant and partner reaching the semi final stage in the Mixed Doubles and Sergeant Greenacre the Men's Singles. It is now the inspection season and this adds to the variety of life in the Headquarters particularly Materiel Section who have the burden of arranging the inspection programme. With all the dashing about it is rumoured that Major Dempsey js considering taking the DGOS fitness challenge. He may be seen in the dim light of evening on the Golf Course or Rugby pitch building up his stamina. We welcome Sergeant Bowker and Corporal Hurley and hope they have a successful and happy tour. We have also said goodbye to Staff Sergeant Pat Hamilton (congratulations on promotion) and to Corporal Daly. A branch dinner was organised at a local Gastatte to say farewell to Staff Sergeant and Mrs Hamilton. The food was excellent and the evening most enjoyable. The recommendations of all those who attended was that the evening should be repeated at the same venue. It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Major Ray Greenwood, OC, of the Stores Section attached 23 Base Workshop on Wednesday 23rd November. Our deepest sympathies are extended to his family in their bereavement 86 SUPPLY DEPOT AT last we have found time between inspections, visits, and work study projects to put pen to paper and inform the world at large of the goings on in this Depot. The Chief Clerk (Admin), Norman Eldridge is posted to HQ AMF on promotion to Staff Sergeant and in his place we have Corporal Barry Humphrey elevated to the rank of Sergeant. In place of Corporal Humphrey we have the dreaded * short- fall.' Captain Harness has finished his PQS2 exam and eagerly awaits the results. He has also been blessed with a daughter Sarah Helen, congratulations to him and to his wife. Perhaps more will be seen of him now. Captain Harness and Corporal Humphrey both participated in Exercise Plain Sailing and appeared to have enjoyed the experience. Sergeant Bill Bovenizer has returned from Cyprus for a short stay in Dortmund's sunny climes and is away again in December back to Cyprus for another two years holiday. Staff Sergeant Stan Stoker, our new CQMS, has decided to stay with us after arriving from Berlin, but it is felt he must kick his nomadic quartering habits. Staff Sergeant Brian Fatchitt arrived, and left, before his boots marked the carpets, on promotion to CSM and posting to 7/11 Ordnance Field Park. Photo Corporal J. A. Sharrock, RAOC. The Representative Colonel Commandant is shown round during his visit. What that poor egg had done wrong we were unable to ascertain. — 260 — |
| Book number | R0246a |