RAOC Gazette - page 62
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Medal. W02 Dave Greenaway is resigned lo completing a 4 further 1 eighteen years to earn his and has been busy moon- lighting with the North Wales Police. Captain Doherty's wife Lynn presented him with a bouncing baby daughter in October and he now volunteers for duty to catch up with sleep. WO I Jim Martin took the plunge recently and became a married man. We hope he and Maggie will have many happy years together. It should be said that he is not volunteering for duty! The usual array of courses have passed and are passing through the School. The 1977 A ATs have completed their thirty two weeks hard graft and will shortly be joining their new units. Our best wishes for long and successful careers go with them, Eurotraining Courses on the Lance Missile for Technical and Stores personnel continue with increasing fre- quency, and the instructors concerned are becoming expert in dealing with the various idiosyncrasies of German, Dutch, Belgian, Italian and American students- Members of the 1977 ATO Course enjoying demolitions at Sennybridge. Left to right Major Jamal Luddin (Malaysia), Lieutenant Phil Hanlon, Lieutenant Ron Edwards (Canada), Lieutenant Pietet Poortvliet (Royal Netherlands Navy) and Lieutenant Jim Carr. Central Ammunition Depot Bramley THE month started well with a Technical Inspection by Brigadier Lee, Commander Arborfield Garrison. An excellent report followed and since it will be the last for CAD Bramley, it was pleasant to end on such a good note. Christmas saw all members of the Camp engaged in the traditional round of celebrations. This year saw one innovation in the form of an All Ranks Christmas Buffet Lunch, which went down well enough with the aid of a modicum of Christmas ale. Advantage was taken of the visit of the Warrant Officers and Sergeants and Civilian Officers to the Officers Mess to make a retirement presentation to Mr Popovic, the Camp Leader of the EVW Camp. The Camp has now closed with the transfer of the remaining EVWs to accommodation provided by Basingstoke Council. ' Pop * has laid down his burden at the age of seventy two, having carried on to that age because he was truly irreplaceable. He was presented with a carriage clock and one can but sum him up by quoting from the in- scription thereon—" To Pop, whose own gift to his EVW charges was compassion, patience and understanding in un- limited measure." Congratulations go to Corporal Hart on his promotion and we say farewell to W02 Burgess and Sergeant Dawson on their postings. We also say farewell to Staff Sergeant Round, Sergeants Walsh and Smith, Corporal Caldicutt, Lance Corporal LawTence and Private Bentley on discharge. Vehicle Depot Ludgershall THESE Corps GAZETTE notes for the month of December are brought to you by courtesy of Lance Corporal * Nor * Hodg- kinson. Most of December was taken up (on top of our normal workload) with the preparation of Green Goddesses for the current emergency. Fifteen of our lads have volunteered? for the rather unwanted seasonal gift of firefighting, taking over for the Christmas period from vehicle specialists from Ashchurch who have been gallantly performing down m the South-West, It would seem that some real-life actionmen may turn up in the Christmas stockings of the Devonshire population. Apart from that, we managed to fit in a Christmas Dance, which was greatly enjoyed by all who attended. Music was provided by a versatile group called ' Reunion,* and a splendid buffet was prepared by the Tidworth Garrison Officers Mess. Many thanks to our dance committee comprising Sergeant Jim McConnell, Lance Corporal Ken Connelly and Private Paul Mason, for a job well done. Also in the festive vein was the Childrens Christmas Party, at which the Unit played host to twelve children from a local children's home, as well as fifty two soldier's children. It can be said that this was also a great success, and the adult helpers Mrs McGrattan, Feehan, Hodgkin- son, Kelly and Howard still have the bruises to prove it. Sergeant George Halliday in the guise of Santa Claus handed out gifts to each child before being overwhelmed. Turning to sports and past-times, our camp Pool Team consisting of Corporal Jeff Strange, Lance Corporal Alan Bateman and Privates Jasper Scarrott and Phil Brodrick have been play- ing with some brilliance and are consequently doing very well in the local league. Still on the subject of sport, it was rumoured that our football team may have actually won a game this season, as well as putting pressure on the Training Centre team in the Richards Cup competition match which we only narrowly lost. Lemons have been awarded to the following people:—our administrative staff who sent eight HGV I drivers to pick up vehicles which turned out to be Land Rovers—only warranting half a * Yorkie * chocolate bar. Sammy Sampson, who de- molished a window box with a tractor—nobody told him it's easier with a trowel t Also Nor Hodgkinson who went to the aid of a broken down vehicle equipped with a towbar but for- got the shackles. We offer our congratulations to A/Staff Sergeant Tom Grant on promotion and say farewell to Staff Sergeant Jim Sommerville and Lance Corporal Stew Johnson on posting and to W02 Max Underwood, Corporal Bob Wilson and Lance Corporal Paul Edwards on discharge, offering them best wishes for their futures in civvy street. Finally we welcome Staff Sergeants Beard and Hirst and Corporal Mitchell to the Unit. • • • • Stores Section 102 Light Air Defence Regiment Workshop REME (V) THE Defence Auditor's visit is past and we have come out of it quite well, to all intents and purposes our account seems to be in a healthy state. During November the Workshop and Stores Section fired Annual Range Course at Magilligan Ranges in weather conditions which could have been better, however a good standard was obtained and all who fired qualified. W02 John Burrows has recently returned from attach- ment in lieu of Annual Camp with 6 Field Force Ordnance Company at Arnhem Barracks Aldershot. During his time there he took part in Exercise Avon Express on Salisbury Plain Train- ing Area, and he has been heard to say more than once that " November is not the most suitable time of the year to be stuck out on Salisbury Plain, especially at his age" Also in November the Sergeants Mess had a very success- ful Dinner Night to dine out the former Workshop Admin Officer Major Walsh. Whilst clearing up next morning, two bow ties and a set of false teeth were found, any claimants?* May we take this opportunity to wish all of our friends throughout the Corps a happy and successful 1978. — 288 — KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE CORPS THROUGH 1 THE RAOC ASSOCIATION |
| Book number | R0246a |