RAOC Gazette - page 116
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| Publication date | 1977 |
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Private Josie Burden, who appears in our photograph, upon winning the WRAC fndividual High Jump Championship at Aldershot this month. We regret to say that she wasn't really extended in winning her event. Finally, our congratulations go to Private and Mrs Williams on the birth of their daughter Sharon on 5th June, Central Ammunition Depot Bramley JUNE has been an eventful month at Bramley. Two carnival floats were entered by the Depot in the Bramley Village Jubilee day celebrations on the 7th June. SASO department built a castle of sorts and manned it with a variety of soldiers in uniforms through the ages. The winners of the show how- ever were ATO (GW) Department who built a galleon com- plete with working cannons. Sergeant Steve March supervised the building, Lance Corporal Andy Smithers and Private Ginger Mulligan did the actual work while Lance Corporal Mac McDonald attached various pieces of wood. On the 9th June the RAOC Staff Band gave an excellent concert in the Junior Ranks dining room. The event was due to be held out doors, but heavy rain made this impossible. A free fall display by the Cannonballs and the beating of the retreat which was due to follow was cancelled, again due to the weather. However, the annual cocktail party in the Officers Mess went very well, with many distinguished guests attending and enjoying themselves. Another milestone in the Bramley closure plan was passed when Colonel E. G. Shephard handed over his duties as Com- mandant to Lieutenant Colonel J. F. Elliot on the 13th June. As a consequence various other people have now moved into different offices Sn the Headquarters building. Where did Major Robertson and WOl Newson go to, or are they both on leave?. The cricket team has played one match only, the rest being cancelled due to weather. The match played was against Depot REME in the first round of the South East District Cup. Bramley won by four wickets with a fine team captain's innings from WOl Wetherstone, forty one runs not out and two wickets for seventeen. The Corps Cricket Secretary, Captain Steve Goldring did his bit by taking six wickets for nine runs. At the Travers Clarke Athletics meeting there was only limited team success, but Sergeant Steve March won the long jump for the second year running. Lance Corporal Phil Hussey was third in the 110m hurdles, which was a very fast race; the first three broke the existing Corps record. At the Army Slalom Canoe Championships on 27th to 29th May, the Bramley team had mixed success. Lance Corporal Andy Smithers finished the course fifty fifth out of seventy two competitors, which was a creditable performance as he had never paddled on White Water before. Captain John Robert- son came second in the Intermediate event and now has a very good chance of being picked for the Army team in the Inter Service Championships. At the moment there is only one other canoeist of this class in the Corps who is doing com- petition canoeing, namely W02 Dave Young at Kineton. It was with deep sorrow that we learnt that Lance Corporal Mick Deamley had died in Londonderry after a vehicle accident on 31st May. Our deepest sympathy lies with his wife Kathleen and three children Anthony, Paul and Joanne. We welcome W02 McGregor and Corporal Grant to Bram- ley and say farewell to Staff Sergeant Scott and Private Moody on their postings. We also say farewell to WOl Jackson, Sergeant Holmes and Private Crowson on their discharge, Centra! Ammunition Depot Kineton Lfc: 1 .!! 1 :^ ON the sporting side we have had a very ^ p ^ ^ v ! strenuous yet rewarding month. We are ?^^^f- very proud to announce that for the first y/V^^^t time in the long history of the Travers |.''-',V-:'^J^ Clarke Meeting CAD Kineton won the OQ3 i T t n r e a v e r s Clarke Trophy. We also won \ ucJso* / 4x100 metre relay Trophy, the 400 metre \ tt^g|i> / Trophy, the Overall Track Trophy or m e \ 3as|> / * Unit scoring most points in the \ ^ J ^ / track events and the Discus Shield. The tug-of-war team were unfortunate in losing to Bicester 'A' .team in the final, but they must be con- gratulated on their splendid efforts in getting that far against strong and determined opposition. The meeting proved most exciting and it was only in the closing stages of the competition that the CAD Kineton squad took their commanding lead over the other ten teams in the competition. Up to the final race any of the four Units could have won but Kineton maintained their lead to win by ten clear points on the runners up, Major successes of the day came from Corporal Michael Atkinson who came first in the 400 metres. Corporal Ray Crooks who came first in ihe discus; the relay team consisting of Lance Corporal Abe Lincoln, Corporal Michael Atkinson, Cap- tain Peter Timothy and Corporal Jack Butler who also came in first. The WRAC Element here at Kineton have also shown the flag with their marvellous win at the West Area Women's Championships held at Tidworth. The Kineton girls stunned everybody with their six wins out of a possible nine to win by nine points from the runners up. Our congratulations to them all, especially to Privates Maggie Allerton, first in 400 metres, Janet Buxton, first in 200 metres, Tracy Palmer, first in javelin, Dee Ahearn first in the shot, Jackie Bell, first in the discus, and the successful relay team of Privates Maggie Allerton, Dee Ahearn, Janet Buxton and Jackie Bell. The cricket team is through to the DGOS Cup quarter finals against RAOC London in which we anticipated victory, and the Officers* Mess team goes from strength to strength in the Base Organisation Cup. Having beaten COD Bicester they hope to beat Didcot in the final to retain the trophy for an- other year! Unfortunately, we lost in the semi-final of the SW District Cup against 3 Division Headquarters and Signal Regi- ment, but we look forward to next year's season when the tale might read to our advantage! Our Annual Camp is being held this year at Proteus, which for those who don't know, is near to Mansfield in Nottingham- shire. The Camp lasts for three weeks with a new course despatched from CAD Kineton each Sunday. The training in- cludes weaponry, map reading, NBC and field activities. The two highlights of the Camp include an overnight exercise, aptly named ' Water Basket.' This exercise brings together all lessons, hopefully learned during the preceding week. The obstacle race is run between the hard worked course personnel and the OS. Despite all efforts the OS win every time. One can only presume it's due to their continual practice! We are very pleased to welcome the 1977 ATO Course to CAD Kineton. A barbecue was held in the Officers Mess to greet them on their arrival and we look forward to having them with us for the next six months. Our congratulations are offered to many people of this Unit this month. To Captain Michael Coldrick we give our warmest congratulations on his well-deserved award of the MBE. Also to Sergeant David Silvester our sincere con- gratulations on his award of the Queen's Gallantry Medal, also announced in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. The Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal has been presented to the Commandant Colonel K t A. Berresford, Lieutenant Colonels J. D. Grant and C. M. G. Hendy, RSM Alan Harwood, W02 Dave Greenaway, Sergeant George Davies and lastly, but by no means least. Sergeant Mo Mullany, WRAC. Our warm congratulations go to each and everyone of them. Central Vehicle Depot UK VEHICLE DEPOT ASHCHURCH THE weekend of the 10th June was our privilege to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the Granting of the Freedom of Tewkes- bury, and past members of the station will remember with some nostalgia what a grand weekend this can be. CSM P. Michael managed somehow to have two half companies ready for the parade even if the spring bank holiday did rather upset his rehearsals. Private Adamson got fed up with it all and decided to marry Sally the week before the parade; to them both we wish every happiness. On Friday evening twenty six officers, soldiers and their ladies were invited by the Borough Mayor to the Borough Offices for cocktails and a most pleasant evening followed. Mrs Celia Laverton was certainly happy with the whole affair! Saturday the 11th June: a wet uncomfortable day for any parade, turned out to be a rather splendid occasion with the soldiers earning the Corps justified praise from the many locals and holiday makers who packed Tewkesbury High Street to watch the parade. The parade was followed by curry lunch in the Officers Mess and free beer in the Cannon Club for the soldiers. The Corps Band who led our parade also treated us to a fine display of beating the retreat—despite the weather many locals and holiday makers watched the display. The evening of the 11th occasioned a very well organised Jubilee Ball (though I say it myself) with attendance well in excess of five hundred military and civilian employees. Corporal 86 — |
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