RAOC Gazette - page 104
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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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2 Armoured Division • • • • • • 1 ^ P v ^ H v V ^^^^V^^^V ^^^^fco^^^AH ^I^^^^^^^^H P^T^^^^^V KIBk^^VflB 1 ^^2^^^?^S4 • B B l H t r i H STORES SECTION ENGINEER REGIMENT WORKSHOP MUCH has happened and many faces come and gone to places anew, far to many to mention. Running the show now is W02 Wally * Marks not Dollars' Davies of Headquarters Brunei Garrison fame. Under his wing he has such talent as Sergeant Gordon ' Get Rid of It * Fellows, Corporal Dougie ' Two Jumps' Holt, Corporal Barry 'Tanky* Saxby, Lance Corporal Taffy ' Tubs' Davies and Privates Dave * Red o n ' Shaw, Stevie * Blossom' Bloomfield, Stevie ' The Wizard' Charnock and last but not least Private Stevie ' Mouse * Moiser. The latter two borrowed from 5 Field Force Ordnance Company. Corporal Barry Saxby successfully completed a one hundred kilometre march in aid of charity. He collected a grand total of 1,020 Deutschmarks, a noble effort, well done Barry even though you hated the sight of your boots for at least a week afterwards. Corporal Dougie Holt, Privates Dave Shaw and Tan! Davies are sporting new gongs for doing a grand job in Northern Ireland, They're not the only ones to boast of extra weight to carry as W02 Wally Davies and Sergeant Gordon Fellows have earned their Long Service and Good Conduct Medals, congratulations to all concerned. Sergeant Gordon Fellows and Private Stevie Moiser seem to make it a habit of turning out for the Workshop soccer team. Sergeant Fellows swears he is going to hang up his boots after every game, he can't stand the aches and pains. Congratulations to Corporal Dougie Holt and Lance Corporal Taffy Davies on promotion to their respective ranks. 87 SUPPLY DEPOT THE main event of the month was the arrival of Matthew Henry Burr a brother for James. A Christmas Day baby, he and mother Carol are both well. James* birthday is on the 29th February so the local opinion is that Burr No, 3 will arrive at the next full eclipse of the sun carried by Hayley's Comet. The redundancy of Sergeant Geordie Harker, the Master Butcher, and the OC, Major Gary Smith, is considered in some unkind quarters as mere official recognition of the status quo. They have been indulging in meaningful discussions of late and rumour has it that they intend opening a novel leisure centre on the Al between Newcastle and York. A combined slaughter- house and betting shop is certainly a new departure in that field! Corporal Bob Sidgwick made a profit for the unit on the sale of our deese or gucks (no one was quite sure what they were.) On that basis he should soon receive an offer to lead a team to sell refrigerators to eskimos. Staff Sergeant Tony Arkle impressed a Work Study Operators Selection Board. No great surprise—he's a natural talent for watching others work. Sergeant Dave Baker attended the BAOR Football Associa- tion meeting in Berlin (Hmm!) The Depot Superintendent W02 Keith Williams is to instruct skin divers for a month in the summer—in Cyprus (Hmm!). 3rd Armoured Division A HEADQUARTERS RAOC less to say, it will not be different next time and the same plaintive cries wiil again be raised. Although Headquarters RAOC does not itself, field sports teams, we contribute right handsomely to (he Divisional Head- quarters and Signal Regiments teams. In particular, Lieu- tenant Colonel David Cornwall and Private Maurice Martin play rugby and Sergeant Rick Deiamont plays football f 0r the unit. In keeping with the Division's physical fitness drive, all in the Headquarters are much given to running, but the only star in this firmament is the Adjutant, Captain Rick Ginn. who regularly appears with the Regimental cross country team. There is much dark muttering about not having enough time for sport, but it does seem that those who wish to play sport do so. It is our aim to see that those who do not wish to play sport also do so. Finally, we say farewell to W02 Redpath whom we con- gratulate on both his promotion to WOl and his luck in the postings lottery, he drew Berlin, Likewise, farewell and con- gratulations to Private Martin who departs to 2 Armoured Division Ordnance Company, also on promotion. Their replace- ments are W02 Danvers and Private Haywood respectively, to 14 whom a very sincere "Welcome, and start running, Photo Public Relations 3 Armoured Division. CRAOC in action against Sergeants Mess. HEADQUARTERS 3 ARMOURED DIVISION STAFF CLERKS THE first few months in Germany for the Division's staff clerks have, as predicted, been very busy. One of the biggest shocks was an exercise just before Christmas, and several sets of teeth were heard to chatter at a faster rate than any type- writer has for a long time- 4 This was one exercise that can 1 be declared a success; Private Fozzy Walker managed not to lose his sleeping bag, the Superintendent Clerk, WOl Skenner- ton, managed not to lose the canister off his gas mask, and Staff Sergeant Alan Jensen managed not to lose his temper! The move has brought with it several new faces and some promotions. We welcome W02 Jed Mead from Headquarters BAOR, to take over from WOl Bob Edge, as Chief Clerk AQ. Sergeant Glynn Davies from Porton, Corporal * Patch' Sked from Northern Ireland and Corporal Neil Cox from 1 (BR) Corps. Congratulations to Staff Sergeant Mike Dawson, Sergeant Glynn Davies, Corporal Taff Humphreys and Lance Corporal Steve Crowhurst on their promotions and to Private Walker on passing his BII. THESE are the first notes from the re- 3 ARMOURED DIVISION ORDNANCE COMPANY structured 3rd Division in its new role and IN addition to the Christmas functions (fully covered in last new location. If there is anyone left who months epistle) we had, on the 17th December, the Unit has not heard, the Divisional Head- Restructuring Day when the title 6 OFP was laid to rest and the quarters moved from Bulford during last new title 3 Armoured Division Ordnance Company taken up. Autumn. Since then we have been in a The day started with a simple service in the Garrison Church frenzy of meeting new units and orienta- during which the 6 OFP flag was laid up for safe keeping, by ting ourselves to the BAOR system. the Reverend J, Bolton in the presence of the 4 Division The Division became operational in its restructured form on CRAOC. Lieutenant Colonel Robinson, also representing 1st January, The GOC decided to see the Command elements Brigadier Macdonald, DDOS Headquarters 1 (BR) Corps. in the field in advance of this date, so early December saw a After curry lunch the unit held a sports competition of well controlled hysteria as we prepared to deploy the various volleyball, football, hockey, and .22 shooting. The PC and A Headquarters in their restructured states. The exercise must team won, followed by the Storehouse, the MT and finally the have been a success as we were not invited to repeat it. Every- one felt better for having actually operated in the new con- — 326 — figuration, and this feeling of relative well-being was a good launch pad for Christmas activities. cries will Christmas do "Why it differently" does passed it all in happen were the traditional heard at once?" across manner. and the "Next land. The year annual Need- we |
| Book number | R0246a |