RAOC Gazette - page 101
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1977 |
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| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1977 |
| Late date | 1977 |
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PRESENTATION OF THE JJEM NORTHERN SrPKR S ' r \ F F SERGEANT ROYKETGHTLEY, receives the British E pire Medal from The Vice Chief of the General Staff, Lieu- tenant General Sir William Scotter, at a ceremony held in the Ministry of Defence. Staff Keightley is the Chief Clerk of Defence Secretariat 6 —a MOD Central Staffs Division—a post he has held since leaving SHAPE in November last year. It was for his work as a Section Chief Clerk in the multi-national Logistics and Armaments Division of SHAPE that he was awarded the BEM in the last New Years Honours List. Also present at the ceremony, and for a celebratory glass o.' wine subsequently, were the Assistant Under Secretary U.-vMieral Staff), Mr Jolyon Dromgoole, and over twenty mem- bers of the military and civilian staffs of Defence Secretariats 6 and 7. Since returning to UK. Staff Keightley has joined the merry band of MOD weekend commuters, living in * digs' in London during the week and travelling at weekends to Lincoln- shire where he and his wife, Janet, have recently invested in their own home in Grantham. IRKLAM) SOLDIKK Private Anderson w i t h the super soldier trophy. FOURTEEN finalists were found from a series of competitions between ranks and Corps within Kinnegar and the Sub-Depots. There were four compulsory events — weapon handling, assault course, pistol shooting and gym exercises plus any six from the following eight: shot, cycling, basketball, swimming, tennis, weight lifting, football and steeplechase. With six events each day the competitors worked non- stop and maintained a very high standard of fitness—pure deter- mination and sportsmanship. A good weekend's sport was rounded off with the first six receiving prizes from the Commanding Officer. Lieutenant Colonel Start The final results were: Private Anderson. 66.5: Corporal Ridley, 48; Private Cook, 35.5; Captain Johnstone, 25 ; Private Denman, 22; Corporal Thomas, 20; Sergeant Murray, 19; Private Farren, 14; Sergeant Divers, 11; Lance Corporal Mc- Lane, 10; Corporal Diskin, 8; Sergeant Abrams, 5; Lance Corporal Bayley, 4 : Sergeant Laing. nil. APPRENTICES COLLECT OVER £1,000 FOR SPASTICS CENTRE A ^-entice Lance Corporal T , P. H . Gadd of B Company, RAOC Apprentices College, contemplating a cheque for over £ 1 , which he is about to present to Mrs Carol Myers, Headmistress of the W h i t e Lodge Spastics Centre at Chertsey. Looking after *he children are A / P r i v a t e Percival and A / L a n c e Corporal Crouch. Mr Russ Hopkins receives a plaque from Major Atkins, O C Ordnance Detachment Suffield Canada. M r Hopkins has retired after service with BATUS since it opened in 1 9 7 2 . 73 |
| Book number | R0246 |