RAOC Gazette - page 143
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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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big so she removed his shoes and cut oft a large chunk from the toes. Our next party was held in the 4 Posthorn Club' which was kindly put at our disposal by the Officer Commanding, PCCU (RE). Sixty or so people k gathered together to say *auf wiedersehen* to our next batch of deserters.' Corporal Rupert Trude will be attending the next Ammunition Technician grade two to one Upgrading Course and on its termination will be off to CAD Longtown; Sergeant Bing Crosbie has moved up the road to 2 Armoured Division Signal Regiment; Captain Dick Jordan has departed to serve as Adjutant with the United Nations Force in Cyprus and will then be moving sideways as Officer Commanding of the Ordnance Depot; and our OC/SATO. Major Bruce Owen, has left for an EOD Course at the Army School of Ammunition after which he will take over the reins of OC/SATO. 321 EOD Unit, Northern Ireland. Talking of reins prompts me to explain the significance of the photo- graph. It shows the Officer Commanding driving the Herforder brewery wagon from his quarter to the brewery with some three years worth of empties which he found unexpectedly in the cellar of his quarter during marchout and the labourers hired for the task. (The one kneeling in the middle is not of Japanese origin.) 15 Composite Ordnance Depot STORES SUB-DEPOT VIERSEN OUR Annual Report on Unit and Technical Inspections has come and gone and we gather we have acquitted ourselves honourably. In this connection special mention must be made of our Stores Sub-Depot Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Connolly. Pictured is a representative gathering of the Depot wishing him godspeed in the traditional manner to his new appointment as CRAOC Scotland. Readers will note that the RSM, WOl Black, is not pulling his weight. He can be pardoned for this as he is resting following his most strenuous efforts on the previous day the occasion of the BAOR Minor Units Rugger Final. Photo Staff Sergeant The Commanding Officer Kneeling left to right are Corporal Trude, Sergeant Crosbie and Corporal Frew. Standing left to right are Corporal Cotterill, Private Murphy, Captain Jordan, Captain Jacques, Corporal Powell* Staff Sergeant Cockburn, Staff Sergeant Ferguson, Sergeant Thynne. Herr Major Von Owen in the driving seat. During the evening we welcomed our new OC/SATO, Major Nelson Gunson, from. 1 (BR) Corps Combat Supplies Battalion and Captain Roger Patrick from the ATO Course* Major Derek Hellings delivered the speeches and seemed to be enjoying himself immensely; especially when the hour ap- proached toward the Gronker of the Month (GOM) to Cap- tain Dick Jordan. (Serves you right Dick. You should never have been heard to say that you will be the first to leave the unit after a full tour without suffering the indignity). The party was a great success and it was great to see such a large representation from our Walsrode Detachment. WOl John Woodward and his wife obviously came with the intention of enjoying themselves as they booked into a local hotel to avoid rushing back. In conclusion we would like to take this opportunity of wishing all our recent departures and their families all the best for the future and to welcome back Corporal John Anderson from his four month tour in Northern Ireland with 321 EOD Unit. leaves the Kimpton. Unit in traditional style. Lieutenant Colonel T. D. Yeats, ex-Chilwell, is welcomed as the new Commanding Officer. In the Rhine Area Target Rifle Small Bore Winter League Division 2 Viersen was first with the following individual league placings: first Staff Sergeant Kimpton ninety six to four, second WOl Poison ninety six to one, third Major Mcdonald ninety five to seven—well done. In the premier sport the ' Badgers* met 14 Squadron Royal Engineers in the final of the BAOR Minor Units Rugby Com- petition at Rheindahlen and found it was our turn to be on the losing side. We had met and beaten the Sappers in the Rhine Area final but, alas, not this time. On a cold, chilly day on a bone-hard pitch our opponents adapted much better to the conditions. Their smaller, nippier forwards harried our big pack especially in the first half and although we won a lot of possession it was always going back. Their tactics of kick for distance and chase on the icy ground paid dividends whilst we- were still to get started. The game turned round at fifteen zero to them. Playing into the wind in the second half we at last switched on but only after an- other couple of scores from the Engineers. The last twenty minutes saw the Badgers camped in the opposing twenty two, battering away at the line. With four minutes to go, WOl Gordon Brocklebank dived over for an unconverted try and the game finished up with the score at thirty one points to four. This score in no way reflects the evenness of the game which literally went from goal line to goal line. The loudest cheer of the day from the vociferous spectators—on both sides—came when we at last scored. The entire Badgers team, average age thirty two against the Sappers, twenty three, never gave up and had the younger team on the rack for the final twenty minutes* It would be unfair to single out any individual for praise as this truly was a magnificent team effort, in only our second season, to reach the final. However, RSM Black was nominated as ' Man of the Match' purely, so he swears, for his ability to actually last the full eighty minutes. On the hockey pitch even with the weather as an adversary we have managed to reach the halfway stage of the hockey league programme and without the publication of a current League table we can only assume we are placed in one of the eleven league positions (hint, hint, Rhine Area Secretary). Our record to date is played ten, won five, drawn three and lost 55 -- |
| Book number | R0246a |