RAOC Gazette - page 147
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
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isolated station such as ours. She visited the library, thrift shop, nursery school, guides, brownies, scouts and cubs, all run by those ladies (and some gentlemen) willing to give their time to community activities, Mrs Callan's visit culminated in a buffet lunch with all those lady volunteers involved. The Commander Rhine Area, Brigadier Moore, conducted the Unit's ARU on 16th February. After a very exacting day, Brigadier Moore said that we were a very fit Unit, and thanked everyone for their efforts. He presented Long Service and Good Conduct Medals to RSM A. Clarke, W 2 ' A. Whitelegge and Corporal C. Wood, Corporal Dare then presented Brigadier Moore with a cheque for DM 1500, 3 BAPDs contribution to the Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal Fund. It should be noted that the iiving-in members of the Sergeants Mess all had to hold their noses after the ARU because one of them had had a ' little' accident during the Fieldcraft Section. He had stumbled across the latrine site which was used at a rugby festival * some considerable time agoT He's now known as "Bogs Bunny.' Let it be known that there is no rugby report this month. RIP. 3 BAPD soccer team are having a good season, and have their sights firmly set on winning the DOS Cup. They have already beaten RAOC Rheindahlen—last year's finalists six zero in the quarter finals, and go on to meet RAOC Wulfen in the semi-finals. The team is under the control of trainer W02 Jim Richardson, and has recently been strengthened by the arrival of Lance Corporal Smart and Private Crouch. The two elder statesmen of the team, W02 Andy Shearer and Corporal John McGonagle, are still showing their heels to a lot of younger players. After battling through some very hard games against 27 Field Regiment Royal Artillery and 13 Signals Regiment, the 3 BAPD squash team reached the Major Units BAOR SW zone final at Dusseldorf. Their opponents were Rheindahlen Garrison. The Bracht squad of Major Roger Attrill, Sergeant John Watlis, Corporal Ingham and Lance Corporals Brian Luxton and Denis Seton, had met their opponents before and expected a hard game. None were disappointed. The final score was five zero to Garrison, which at first sight appears a walkover, However, the Bracht squad fought hard and well, and a very high standard of squash was achieved. Postings in: Major Turner, Staff Sergeant Smith (RAPC), Sergeants Hoareau and Strachan, Corporals Duncalf and Gavaghan, Lance Corporals Brogdale, Lynch, Ogden and Smart and Privates Dalby, Morris and Tomkinson. Postings out: WOl Newman, Staff Sergeant Duffield (RAPC), Sergeants Davidson and Fox, Corporals Avery, Barnes, Lawton, Oakley, Steele and Vocetaki, Lance Corporal Loton and Private Rae, Promotions: W02 Denholm (Sub) and Sergeant Hoareau. Congratulations to Lance Corporal and Mrs Low, and to Private and Mrs Stoker on their recent marriages, and to Staff Sergeant and Mrs Simpson, Corporal and Mrs Brown and Private and Mrs McGill on recent additions to their families. Ordnance Depot Antwerp THE old adage that " you win some, you lose some " seems to have been demonstrated this month, because there is only one departmental contribution to support this newsletter. On the credit side though, we have heard from our two RAOC representatives on the staff of Headquarters, British Forces Antwerp, who assure us that they are alive, and well, and would appreciate a mention in this column* It has been a long time since the existence of RAOC on the staff of Head- quarters BFA has been acknowledged, so take a bow Corporal Ken Eltis-Rijs and Lance Corporal Paddy Killeen, Staff Clerks both! Our congratulations too, on you showing the majority of ODA personnel the way home in the recent BE tests, with near record times. The one department which did respond to your corres- pondents ' cri de coeur * was the Cold Store at Antwerp Docks, As a maxim, ' To each his own' may be OK, and the unit regimental staff are a kindly and understanding lot, but was it really necessary, on the Annual Weapon Classification day, for Major Percy Smith (OIC) and WOi John Kenwright (Com- mand Master Butcher) to report to the Firing Point brandish- ing cleavers, claiming that "these were their personal weapons!". Most of our remaining news concerns sport and we break new ground this month by reporting the emergence of judo as a major force at ODA now. Led by the aforementioned WOl Kenwright, our newly-formed team of Corporal Ben Gunn, Privates Chas Potts, and ' Muppet' Worley, took part in the BAOR championships held at Bielefeld and were placed fourth in their - pool' of twenty four teams. Although collecting little, apart from experience of the ' big time * and a lot of bruises,—they returned undaunted and with a determination to do better next year. Mr Kenwright is convinced that the training will stand him in good stead during his posting in Northern Ireland, due later this year. Although he was beaten in both his weight and class division, he took consolation in the fact that he was eliminated by opponents who became the eventual BAOR champions in both divisions. The hockey team report that since their last mention they have had mixed fortunes. In the league, they have played two more games, losing one and winning one, the game lost being against SSD Viersen. This was soon avenged by a four to two win over the same team in the quarter finals of the Rhine Area Cup, proving to be one of their most exciting games for some time. The SSD team were leading two nil with only seventeen minutes to go. However, the spirit and stamina of our team payed off with BFA scoring four goals in the space of eleven minutes. The semi-final game against 21 Squadron Royal Engineers, was another thrilling game with BFA coming out on top by five goals to three. In the final of the Rhine Area Cup, BFA now meet old rivals VSD Moenchengladbach. BFA were not so lucky in the major units cup, against 21 Signal Regiment. After a three all draw in the.first game, we were beaten by four goals to one In the replay. The team was, however, weakened in this game because of absences due to leave and sickness. OIC football is maintaining a very low profile and it has been difficult to draw out any details of his team's perform- ances recently. We learn though that, haying qualified for the semi-final stage of the Rhine Area Cup by a two to one win over 102 Provost Company, the competition was re-drawn due to an ' administrative oversight' by the organising committee. After successfully negotiating the first round hurdle—again! — by a four nil win over VSD Moenchengladbach they were hustled out at the quarter-final stage by 23 Transport and Move- ment Regiment RCT, the score being four to three. The deciding goal was conceded by a penalty in the last thirty seconds of normal time. BFA having beaten 23 Regiment twice previously this season, made the pill of defeat even more bitter to swallow. Defeats in the league against CPO and 227 Signal Squadron (AFCENT) have effectively written-off any chances of BFA finishing among the honours this season. There have been some encouraging signs however, the most noticeable being that, due to postings and an influx of new players, the average age of the team, since the beginning of this season, has dropped from thirty two to twenty four. We must hope that the chasten- ing experience of defeats in recent weeks, gives this younger side greater resolve to do better next season. In conclusion, we say farewell to W02 Bill Martin to Headquarters 19 Brigade, Staff Sergeant John Dadd to CVHQ, Corporal John Baillie to Ashchurch and Lance Corporal Gordon Parkin to local release. We welcome Lance Corporal Tom Luke from Ashchurch, Corporal Steve Smith from Hong Kong and Private Dave O'Toole from the Petroleum Centre. Lance Corporal Nigel Chapman deserves our congratulations on successfully completing a Unit Fire NCOs course as does Corporal Geoff Williams on obtaining his RPC 1 qualification. Wulfen Station !^\ j^KgjlV £MKJMKK 2J?^B^^R ' ^ ^ • l * jSOffwi %£S2imF ^FmH IN soccer the Wulfen Station team lost two to one in the semi-final of the BAOR Minor Units Cup at Sennelager on 11th February against 2 Division Headquarters and Signal Squadron. We play SSD Dul- m e n at k ° m e in the semi-final of the ,54 FORWARD AMMUNITION DEPOT THE ARU is now behind us. It is still not clear how the Chief Clerk, Sergeant Peter Lee, managed to get away on a * Snow Queen' course at Sonthofen in Bavaria during the two weeks 28th January to 10th February! Congratulations to Staff Sergeant and Mrs Wood on the birth of their daughter, Claire, on 30th January. Welcome to Sergeant Norman McDonald and family from 66 Plant Squadron Royal Engineers, Staff Sergeant Barry 357 __ |
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