RAOC Gazette - page 108
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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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Warrant Officers Bob Harper, Bill Ramsey and Bill Beaton are occasionally believed to be clouting a small defenceless while ball around Hampshire to work off the frustrations caused by total inabilities! For those of you who wonder what we do here at Middle Wallop, let me give you a pictorial representation of one mem- ber of the staff! STORES SECTION 70 AIRCRAFT WORKSHOP SINCE our last GAZETTE Newsletter our energies have been largely devoted to teaching the new ' inmates * the mysteries of, ' Fred' our ICL 4/72 Computer System. The number of visitors to the Stores Section has been reduced, due to the rising costs of coffee and tea, however the Defence Centre Audit team did in fact arrive complete with calculators and sharpened pencils. The Annual Technical Inspection was carried out by CRAOC South West District, Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Carruthers. CRAOC also presented the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Staff Sergeant Jim, Penny during his visit. Congratulations to Staff Sergeant Penny on his award and thanks to all members of the Unit for all the hard work and endeavour. Deployments at present are Staff Sergeant Geoff Davis and Corporal Geoff Green in Ulster and Corporal Bob Craister in Belize. Arrivals: Staff Sergeant Bartram, Sergeant Davis, Corporals Bates, Burton and Stanhope, Lance Corporal Moore, Privates Cross, Latham, Lister and Willis. Departures: Staff Sergeant Bolden, Sergeant Ryan, Corporals Dimmock and Proctor, Lance Corporal Griffiths, Private Halliwell, Corporal Pearse and Private Carr to civilian life. Northern Ireland ^A^ ^| r y£S*'^\ I iRbSSf I I TSWSS^I I I ffr^ftff I \ BA ™fflli m \ VVWJ I V V© / ^ ^ i / ^ r ^^^^r HEADQUARTERS PHYSICAL training has been with us au " since our schooldays and it appears ^ a t a s ^ e y e a r s &° by t n e ave *"5ion of all soldiers, who are not physical educa- tionalists, to this form of exertion be- comes more intense. One hears abbrevia- tlons such as ?FAT, PE Tests, BE Tests mentioned in silent awe around the office. Thus it is that the new three mile thing has caused activities in our office un- known hitherto. Twice weekly we now hear the word go out for all to go to training for the great event. In days of yore it was normally 0630 hrs when a thunderous voice boomed ' out- side for PT.' The nissen hut shook all the snow off itself, and the wretched inmates shivered their way to nip three times round someones striped jersey and await the command ' Little jumps begin/ It seems that only the time has changed, it all happens at a convenient 17.15 hrs in the summer! Arrivals are Staff Sergeant Alan MacArthur, Sergeants Alan Hall and Colin Dewsbury, and departures are W02 Bob Bush, Staff Sergeant Dennis Nolan and Sergeant Pete Thomason. mm ORDNANCE DEPOT ANOTHER busy month has passed us by with the highlight of the Silver Jubilee Medal presentations to Lieutenant Colonel Start, Staff Sergeant Barnes and Corporal Millar. Now that the Depot rebuild has been completed a steady stream of contractors are appearing in the Administrative area. Our new games room is nearing completion while the decorators are busy in the dining room. The star attraction in the very near future is our new multi-gym, which will be in situ, by the end of the month. Our team of Mourne Wall walkers are Captain Ian Johnstone, Corporals Pete Wilson and Steve Warren. Lance Corporal Terry Carlin and Private Phil Powell, sup- ported by Corporal Don Taylor over from the MOD, all successfully completed the twenty two miles with upwards of ten thousand feet to be climbed in the required time. All were pleased to have completed this very arduous course but were adamant they would not be back next year. Our second annual Super Soldier competition was won by Private Anderson. Welcome this month to Captain John Sustins, Corporal Morton, Lance Corporals Coulson and Miller ACC, and farewell to Captain Ian Johnstone, Sergeant Ken Murray and Lance Corporal Jock Byrne to BAOR, Corporal Taffy Pickett to Cyprus and Lance Corporal Condie to Ludgershall. SUPPLY SUB-DEPOT L1SBURN SINCE our last appearance in THE GAZETTE there have been a few changes on the military side of the Depot. Conductor John Over has joined us from Berlin as Depot Superintendent complete with Ford Granada GL 2000 for which the OC (who owns a Mini) has had to surrender his parking space to avoid incursions on the grass verges. This of course does not reflect on Mr Over's driving ability! Lance Corporal Chris McKinnon now provides the technical clerical expertise on his move from Kinnegar and has recently returned from a B2-B1 upgrading 1 course sporting a ' B grading, overgrown moustache and what appeared to be ' ear-muffs.' However, he was recognised and now has that well groomed military appearance once again. In the recent Ordnance Depot Super Soldier competition we had the distinction of providing from our strength of nine, the winner in Private Anderson and ninth place in Sergeant Divers. Well done indeed and as we provided the runner up last year it could be said that our military training programme is geared to this end. A special mention this month must be given to Miss Mavis Kirk. Following a settling in period of six months and im- mediately prior to our annual audit, the monthly stock check of supplies produced no discrepancies with the account. This is the first time during the last twenty months this has hap- pened and the incoming OC must feel delighted with this newly found standard of efficiency. Long let it continue! It may be of special interest to former members of the Depot to hear that on the civilian staff side the Accounts Office is still staffed by Miss McCann and Miss Morgan under the tuneful Mr Cook. Mrs Armstrong gives them company in her typing ' pool/ whilst in the Depot Mr Bradley keeps his ever watchful eye on the stores, and Messrs Newell, McCon- ville, McCafferty, Benson and English, Mrs Dick and Mrs Corken, make up the team. HEADQUARTERS 3 INFANTRY BRIGADE THERE may be one or two people who have heard of the 3rd Infantry Brigade. For the benefit of those who don't know much about us, we are located in Portadown, in County Armagh in Northern Ireland, The Brigade Headquarters moved here in June 1976—previously we were in the famous 'knicker factory* in Lurgan which is about seven miles away. The BOO is Captain Andrew Harrison, ably supported by the BOWO Conductor Doug Riddell, recently arrived from HQ BAOR, and the Ordnance Services Clerk Lenny Hardman. One of our six-month watchkeepers is Captain Tony Dalby- Welsh who leaves shortly to become BOO of 8 Infantry Brigade in Londonderry. Captain Tony Patrick also appears around the place from time to time. The Brigade Headquarters staff clerks are led by the Super- intending Clerk, W02 Fred Rowberry who manages to fit some work in whilst not watching horse racing and rugby! Chief Clerk G Branch is Staff Sergeant Gus Curry assisted by Corporal Brian Rider, Corporal Paddy McKendrick, Lance Corporal Guy Elliott and Privates Steve Turner and Roy Bingham who finds Northern Ireland somewhat different from the sunny delights of Gibraltar. Until recently Lance Corporal Kevin Golby was also in G Branch but was unfortunately casevaced to England, we wish him a speedy recovery. Chief Clerk AQ Branch is Sergeant Bill Little and his assistant is Corporal Phil SkecL The Brigade photographer—noted for his classy glamour pictures —is Lance Corporal Mick O'Day. Also in the Headquarters we have 124 Intelligence Section where we find, occasionally, Lance Corporal Shaun Lampert who is leaving soon for AMF(L), Lance Corporal Trev Galtress, Lance Corporal Brian Crawford and Private Dave Blank. Some comedian in MOD gave Dave Blank a personal number ending in 762! The RAOC contingent in the Brigade Signal Squadron Quartermaster's staff has increased recently. Privates Mick Tumilson and Taff Thomas have joined Sergeant Dave Cook who runs the FAMTO with the able and attractive assistance of Corporal Sked's wife Anne, Corporal Dave Crabbe who runs the military boutique and Lance Corporal Dave Roberts in the armoury. Congratulations go to Corporal Rider on recently passing his Bl course. He is now counting his days to do before post- ing to SSD Dulmen. Congratulations also go to Staff Sergeant Curry, Corporal Sked and Lance Corporal Golby on their recent promotion. We wish WOl Les Cooper a quieter tour with UNFICYP than he had here. Send us some sun please Les. Compared with other Units in THE GAZETTE we seem to lead a very quiet life here in Northern Ireland! We are, however, looking for- |
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