RAOC Gazette - page 61
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| Corps | RAOC |
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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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J CK\. Colonel Berresford's tongue was firmly in his cheek :;^n he presented the General with his certificate of com- snee to drive! The Kangia Tongbi Memorial ERECTED by the DOS India and members of the RAOC and IAOC to the memory of the officers and men who gave their lives in the Imphai D una pur area during the years 1942/45 of the second world war reads the inscription on the Kangia Tongbi War Memorial, Many were killed during a bayonet charge by the Japanese at Kangta, During the winter months of 1945-46, work on the memorial was completed; the masonry was of local stone and the main pillar, a roughly hewn block of Naga Stone. The site selected for this modest, but impressive memorial was the main Dimapur—Imphai road and at the entrance gate to V-'dtched by the General, W 1 Clark and Sergeant Brought Private Tucker takes her final tests to qualify as a Class 3 Clerk at the Employment Training School. Private Tucker is the daughter of W 2 J . A . Tucker of the School of Ordnance. W e are pleased to report that* in spite of t h e distraction, she managed to pass Photo Lieutenant Jon Campbell At Blackdown he was watching a platoon of Apprentices training in Aikido, At the end of the lesson he was introduced to A/Corporal Snowden and instead of shaking hands, promptly objected A/Corporal Snowden to the hold that had just been uught, much to the amazement of the apprentice and the ad- oration of the instructor, Staff Sergeant Tosield of the APTC Perhaps the highlight of the visit was on the final day when London based members of the RAOC were given the opportunity of viewing a film of the 1975 bicentennial celebrations of the IAOC All who saw the film were impressed by the excellence of the drill, music and festivities. The film served as a fitting reminder of the common heritage of our sister Corps. The silver replica of t h e Kangia Tongbi W a r Memorial presented to the Corps by DOS (India) on behalf of all ranks of the Army Ordnance Corps. the old 221 AOD—which figured so famously in the fighting round the area in 1944. As reported in THE GAZETTE last December, the memorial has now been moved to a new location as its exposed position on the Dimapur—Imphai road has led, over the years, tn a deterioration in its condition. The memorial now stands near the main entrance to the AOC School at Jabalpur and a replica has been erected at the original 221 AOD site. On his recent visit to the Corps, the DOS India, Lieu- tenant General Chopra, kindly presented the Corps with this magnificent replica of the memorial which is now in Head- quarter Mess. {See also the Editorial) *k * * T*T CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES MOTES FOR FIRST TIME IN 120 YEARS ajor General Minogue, Mrs Cornock, the DGOS and Lieutenant General Chopra at the Corps Ball. — AFTER nearly one hundred and twenty years at the same headquarters where it was founded in 1859, the Corps of Com- missionaires, the world's leading organisation responsible for finding jobs for ex-service men and women, has moved. Its head office is now at 3 Crane Court, Fleet Street, London E.C.4. (Tel: 01-353 1125), The Corps last year, despite the recession, filled nearly 40*000 jobs of one kind or another. As well as the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force, its services are available to those who have served in the Police, Fire Service, Coastguards, Civil Defence etc. 39 — |
| Book number | R0246 |