RAOC Gazette - page 105
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
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:ves team which, even with the able assistance of Major - i n n e r and Captain MobJey unfortunately could not improve position. The day was rounded off by the very last 6 OFP Disco, organised by Sergeant Hodgkiss, and with another superb buffet by Lance Corporals Cowl and Gawthorpe (ACC). WHAT'S IN A NAME — THE GAME'S THE SAME On the sporting side, the hockey team has been gamely playing on and suffered another defeat, at the hands of 3 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment this time. Even so the team is rapidly improving and hopes soon to announce its first victory. The squash team kept their end up once again winning four to one against the 2nd Royal Irish even though two of : heir players Major Skinner and Corporal Shaw had played tockey just before the match. Congratulations to Captain Skift on his majority and to Corporal Dempsey (ACC) on passing his Bl to AI Cooks Course and promotion to Sergeant. Congratulations also to Private Williams and Lance Corporal Holden (WRAC) on their marriage, and a warm wel- come to six new arrivals Privates Bush, Dickenson, Hynd, O'Mara, Robertson and Shearin. STORES PLATOON 5 ARMOURED WORKSHOP WE'VE changed our name! On D Day, the 1st January, we became a Platoon, a great elevation from our former Section status. The OC however, often forgets that he now commands such a potent force and needs the occasional reminder that; " We're not a Section, we're a Platoon, Sir. 1 ' To be more objective, the actual business of restructuring is affecting us a great deal more than just our name. New soldiers, more stores and more vehicles keep arriving. Amongst those arrivals we welcome Staff Sergeant Woodley, Lance Corporals McMillan, Francis; Privates Adkins, Kirkwood and Fairley. We say goodbye to Private Gilbert on an inter-BAOR posting. STORES SECTION 3 ARMOURED DIVISION ENGINEER REGIMENT WORKSHOP THE main highlight as suggested in our last newsletter was the redesignation to RAOC Stores Section 3 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment Workshop. Rumours of exercises, BE Tests and AWT Classifications have caused a few to enquire about leave. Our new Accounts NCO. Lance Corporal Mick Lowrie, after his spell on fire duties, has probably considered having a more permanent go in that particular field, in preference to the recent work load of the Section. During, this month and the next, we are expecting visits from the C-in-C BAOR, the GOC 3 Armoured Division and the Chief Engineer BAOR. These visits will no doubt set us off to a very hectic 1978. KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE CORPS THROUGH THE RAOC ASSOCIATION 4th Armoured Division I • HEADQUARTERS RAOC ^Aw^^ WE open by saying hello from 4th ^^^f^^^L Armoured Division, a new title and a ^^^H^^^& large number of new faces; amongst ^^^^^^^B them Privates O'Connor, Smith, Jackson ^^^^^^^M and Marriott, Lance Corporal Broughall, ^^^^^^^f Corporal Cloughton and not forgetting ^^B^^^ Staff Sergeant Owen, the new king in the L ^ ^ ^ ^ _ _ ^ _ _ G ' world. Farewells go to Sergeants O'Docherty and Reardon also to Lance Corporal Berry, who has left us to give the Regimental Depot a taste of its own medicine whilst attending a long shorthand writers course, or was it a short longhand writers course. Lance Corporal Bradley and Private Adams have departed to the Emerald Isle, Private Bates to Dortmund and the cab of an MtC, a pleasant change from Hillman Hunters. Private Broad- bent has moved to the Ordnance Company; give our regards to Hermann when you see him. Headquarters RAOC has said a sorrowful goodbye to Frau Ellen Lange who has retired after thirty one years and eight months service with the Army. The last twenty years of them with the Corps. She was presented with a pair of Silver Jubilee plates from the branch. We also bid farewell to Major Jim Keating who is looking for his sealegs as he weighs anchor for the MOD (Navy) and the problems of how many chickens go into an Army's worth of Supreme (you will all know who to blame now). Frau Ellen Lange leaves after nearly thirty two years service. Mrs Sue Leaver presents the bouquet. His successor Major David Bramble, supported by a certain Edward Basset who is undoubtedly the shortest member of the Headquarters (you can come home now Corporal Quin), has inherited an office with two DOWOs; most confusing for units as one has an Irish accent and they both answer the 'phone u DOWO. 1 As an afterthought, has anyone seen our DADOS C Supplies, Major Ray York lately, if so please inform CRAOC soonest. 4 ARMOURED DIVISION ORDNANCE COMPANY IN the last issue of this GAZETTE we said that 20 Ordnance Field Park was now a name for the history books. But just to prove that old soldiers never die and that good things never really end, 20 Ordnance Field Park raised its head once again on the 21st January for positively the last time when we had our Restructuring Parade. The parade was to officially unite 20 Ordnance Field Park and the RAOC Stores Platoon of 4 Armoured Division Work- shop. The salute was taken by Brigadier P. G. Macdonald. The parade was followed by a curry lunch and an inter-platoon potted sports competition. This turned out to be more of a test of endurance than a quiet Saturday afternoon of enjoyable sport. We started with what looked like a very simple com- petition, reversing a Land Rover and trailer through four bollards over a distance of sixty metres. Sergeant Straughier found that |
| Book number | R0246a |