RAOC Gazette - page 33
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1977 |
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| Early date | 1977 |
| Late date | 1977 |
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Central Ammunition Depot Bramley \ ML; highlight of the month must be the announcement of :v.; award of the Honorary MBE to Mr D. Popovic, known to ^.-Mcralions of Bramleyites as 'Pop,* for his services to the wel- fare of the EVW contingent over the twenty six years he has served at Bramley. We all join in congratulating him on this wtjll deserved honour. April on the playing fields has been a month of much endeavour but little success. Top marks must go to Captain John Robertson and Lance Corporal Phil Hussey for their efforts in the Devizes to Westminster canoe race. Their noble effort was terminated at Reading after fifty five miles, by an injury to Captain Robertson, which necessitated retirement. C inveniently, Reading was the nearest port to home! Sporting honours must go this month to Corporal Paddy Connolly who. whilst umpiring the Sergeants Mess hockey com- petition ensured partial success for Bramley by sending off the majority of the opposition. The team prize goes to Captain Fox's sharp shooters who have gained second and third places in the RAOC Non Central Meeting. Our Hockey team, after a lightning passage to the final, failed by two goals to nil to lift the South East District Knock- out Cup. The Soccer team has met with mixed success but still [VTtures hopes of honours in the South East District League «.id two Rugby teams entered the Bruce Sevens. Enough said! We do. however, eagerly await the results of the Army Ski Championships in which the Commandant, Major Robin Farey, and Major Andy Robertson teamed up with Corporal Mc- Kinnon, Lance Corporal Elstub and Private Cassidy to represent the Unit, a culmination of two weeks 'holiday 1 in Aviemore, To add to our record of losses this month we must record the moving on of Staff Sergeant Ashurst, Sergeant Thomson RAPC, Corporals Barnes and Proctor, Lance Corporals Ince, Gelling and Luck, Privates Quinn and Bowker. As increases to our manpower, we welcome WOl Whatley. Sergeant Hall RAPC, Sergeant Lindsay, Corporal LiY&sey and Lance Corporal Peacock. Central A m m u n i t i o n Depot Kineton I n^ : .i.. : .. A ;j VISITORS this month to CAD Kineton W ^ ^ & ' : ' " ' : n a v e D e e n many and varied making the feU^ ^liSl^"'' Station even busier than usual. ; j§X "'*^^^^ ^ e RAOC Association Annual Re- :• !• •':•':':'-!^^ union was held at CAD Kineton and we welcomed many past and present mem- ~ a \ «cr^» / k e r s °f the Corps to our Depot. Our tna \ "^1» / n k s go to the organisers and Station \ °^jr|C / Staff who made it a most memorable and \ ^ ^ ^ / enjoyable weekend. Well-earned congratulations go to the members of the Hockey team on winning the Bari Cup. They were Major Roach, Major Hourahane, Major Bennett, QMSI Jones, SQMS Carter, Corporal Rosser, WOl Marling, Corporals Sal way and Smith, Sergeants Ferguson, Sc riven s, Lea db eater and Sullivan. New blood in the Ironsides is beginning to have the desired effect on results, following defeats in both Cup Competitions ihis season, as our performance in the Bruce Sevens at Black- down showed. The Ironsides took two full teams to the Bruce Sevens, The B Team captained by Corporal Steve Brown, was most unfortunate to be beaten in the quarter-finals of the Plate Competition. However, the A Team were seldom stretched as they went on to win the Bruce Plate by a handsome margin. Scores were as follows: CAD Bramley 32-0. 10 Ordnance Sup- port Battalion S-0, (Final) RAOC Apprentice College 40-0. The A Team consisted of Sergeant Frank Smith (Captain), 'A 02 ; M a t ' Matakitoga, Sergeant Gordon Lloyd-West, Corporal T Brad ' Bradshaw, Corporal Jack Butler, Lance Corporal Paddy ShufTlebottom, Lance Corporal Tim 'Fingers' Murphy, Private Mick Hartley and Private Steve Barret. In B Team were Corporal Steve Brown (Captain), Corporal Glen Stott, Corporal Alex Travell, Lance Corporal Mick Lincoln, Lance Corporal * Jock' Morrison, Private Jim Bruce and Private * Geordie * Dickson. A good time was had by all and a victory was a good way • "• finish the season. Our underwater news this month comes from Corporal Alex Ridley who, together with two other divers, have started the Subaqua Club going again. Now we have two Dive Marshalls, Sergeant Bob Norton and Corporal Alex Ridley, one third class diver, Private Mick Hartley and five other divers.- Snorkel meetings have been held at Blenham Lake which ailhough it is only thirty feet deep is excellent for starting the sport of diving. Our congratulations also go this month to Lance Corporal Montgomery who was presented with the Corps colours for Squash by the Commandant. Presentation of the Corps Colours by Colonel K. A. Berresford to Lance Corporal Montgomery. Central Ammunition Depot- Longtown WE have been told it is Spring, although the weather makes it hard to believe, and it is time to come out of hibernation and make a contribution to THE GAZETTE. Life at Longtown is never dull; recently a contractor dug up a bomb. As there was some doubt as to whom it belonged, both the RE and RAF Bomb Disposal Teams were called in. What matter if in the end it proved to be filled with sand and that the part of the Depot in question used to be used by the RAF as a practice Bomb Range. We have had our share of visitors and of course as the weather improves (it must!) we will be getting our annual influx. On the day of writing these notes we have the DLSA Specialist Team carrying out their inspection and Brigadier J. H. Lawrence-Archer presented the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to WOl Peter Goodwin at an informal ceremony in the Sergeants Mess, During a recent visit Major General Minogue presented the Imperial Service Medal to Mr Tommy Daly who has been associated with the Army for over thirty seven years! Thirty two of these at CAD Longtown. Photo Cumberland Newspapers. Major General Minogue presents the Imperial Service Medal to Mr Tommy Daly. |
| Book number | R0246 |