RAOC Gazette - page 110
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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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| Early date | 1977 |
| Late date | 1977 |
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up the ladder to become Stores Officer. He also served in the HIJ from ]940 to 1946 and saw service in Europe, being wounded in Germany, At a presentation ceremony Ray received among other gifts an engraved tankard as recognition of his years of service. We wish Ray and his wife many years of happy retirement Congratulations to Colonel R. C. Manders on his appoint- ment as Honorary Colonel RAOC (Volunteers) Independent Units, Eastern Region, and to W02 Derek Gill, Chief Clerk Ordnance Branch on his award of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. At the time of going to press we are sorry to report that the CRAOC Colonel Wisdom has been admitted to hospital, we trust he will soon be back to normal health. Welcome to Lieutenant Colonel R, E. G. Cooley (Retd), who joins the Branch as DADOS Accommodation Services). South East District THIS month we have seen the departure of Major Mark McLellan for his Resettle- ment Course. He re-appears briefly at the end of July to hand over to Major G. Holt. The DOWO, SSM Fred Maskery, has also departed for I Division and we wish him all the best with his LOA. It now rests on me to persuade his relief SSM Bill Watson-Varney that GAZETTE notes are a DOWO's lot! We welcome our new Chief Clerk, SQMS Alan Carroll, who is missing the mountains of Nepal. Paper mountains are no compensation. t-z&: who has only been here since February, is a very popular man—when he is absent from the office and all the clerks who he normally keeps under lock and key are released! Having mentioned " Fairyland,' we now move to the real world of AQ, led by W02 Bob Edge. On the 'A 1 side we have, occasionally, Sergeant Mike Turner-Sterling, and Corporal Jim Gould, The latter having been posted to Rheindahlen finds his job is in Bielefeld—another long range commuter On the *Q' side we find, in between courses, Sergeant Mike Dawson with Lance Corporals Taff Humphreys and Steve Farrow. Steve was sent to Sardinia with Private ' Fozzie' Walker to balance the team. Last, but not least, the guy who is always forgotten, Sergeant Jim Reynolds the PA to the GOC. Only forgotten because he is never seen, people tend Not to drop into his office for tea! We bid farewell to that explosive ace—in more ways than one—W02 R. R. P, (Rip) Kirby and wish him and family, every success in civilian life. 19 AIRFORTABLE ORDNANCE FIELD PARK APOLOGIES for no notes last month but was due to pressure of work and absence of the Unit during a particularly busy period. Covering the two months period briefly, mention must first be made of the successful TA week-end sponsored by Head- quarters East District, where the OFP deployed in the field to show the visiting TA Officers from all over the UK what a Field Force OFP was like in the field. Panic as usual ensued until all was in order, at least three minutes before the visit. The new Second in Command Captain Mike Davison, after covering the circuit for the tenth time, on foot, was heard to remark *£ thought they gave the Second in Command a Land Rover for this.* This event was quickly followed by the Eastern District Small Arms Meeting where the Unit team comprised of Captain Mike Davison, Lieutenant Harry North, Second Lieutenant Russell Abson, Sergeants Joe Dickinson and Del Carey, Lance Corporals Mick Ogden and Tony Shoulders, Privates Punchy Giles and Muppet Howie, kept the Unit flag flying but unfortunately with- out too much to show for their efforts due, one was led to believe, to ' bad ammunition'; this with an ATO as team cap- tain ! Whilst all this was going on the AO Captain Charles Mc- Guigan and the Chief Clerk Staff Sergeant Doug Boshier were trying to organise a Unit move to the Isle of Man for the A HOME of your OWN? Is this Your Problem ? Colonel Richard Cooke at CAD Bramley presenting the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Leading Fireman C. Foster* In the background from left to right are FSO 3 B. Airth (Station Officer), FSO 2 C. Cousins (Depot Fire Officer), Firemen J. Bel-hell, C. Morgan, M . Crocker, C. Frayling and J. Rugman. 3 Division HEADQUARTERS ALL Headquarters RAOC are * out and about' in the Isle of Man doing ad- venture training. A small rear party of stalwarts only, remains. Chief Clerk Derek Redpath tried very hard to ensure fitness by reporting sick every morning for a week before they went! The pressure of work has now dropped considerably in G Branch pending the future move to BAOR. We now have a more browned off than usual clerk in the office as Corporal Ron Damen has just returned from Majorca. Private v Fozzie' Walker was supposed to have had a good time in Sardinia but rumours have it he seemed to chunter as much as Corporal Stoddart (which we all thought was im- possible!). Private Steve Crowhurst has started fitness train- ing and he is doing quite well up the hills with the help of the Chief Clerk's boot. Chief Clerk Staff Sergeant Alan Jensen, I cannot find you a House but I can HELP You Buy It. Let me Advise You without any Obligation, whether you wish to Buy Now or In the Future. Why Not Consult Doug Gilmour (Insurance Broker) "Woodlands", 35 The Broadway, Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey. Telephone: Yareley 873020 {Member of th« Federation of Insurance B r o k e n ) All Types of Insurance Transacted. Name/Rank. Address Date of Birth-.- Occupation I am interested in House Purchase / Immediate/Future School F e e i / K i t / B A O R Motor Ins-. • »• |
| Book number | R0246 |