RAOC Gazette - page 162
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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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Congratulations to Corporal and Mrs Gybas. Lance Corporal and Mrs Cummings, and Lance Corporal and Mrs Murray on their recent marriage. Also to Corporal and Mrs Castillo on the birth of their son. Lance Corporal and Mrs Sargeant on the birth of their daughter, Private and Mrs Purkins on the birth of their son, and last but not least to Lance Corporal and Mrs Schultz on the addition of their twins to the family; two sons. Finally congratulations to Sergeant Ashworth. Corporal Oliphant and Lance Corporal Cope on their recent pro- motions. * 4 Petroleum Depot SINCE our last publication the Unit has undergone the ravages of AG9 and Manning and Records Office, * The first of these changes was the OC, Major Bill Willies, who after setting up the Depot and inheriting all the problems left by contractors and designers has decided to leave army life and try to put the civilian Petro Chemical World to rights. We all wish him well. His place has been rapidly filled by Major Ian McKinnon from ChilwelL The introduction of a chequered desk cover to his office I'm told, is something to do with devolution, and his posting to the Petrol Depot is not a take over bid by SNP. During the handover period the OIC POL Operations has been hiding in Deepcut taking the Advanced OOs Course but, before leaving BAOR, he managed to get his wife Ross programmed to produce their first off-spring Joanna. Fve seen critical paths go wrong before but Roy's incorporated a boat trip departure and the only way to meet the deadline was to cut short a waiting period. That was Ross's holiday. Our chief clerk, Staff Sergeant Bob Pollington, has left us and reports from UK inform us that he has hired Securicor to pick up his redundancy pay. His relief, Sergeant ' Mac' McLoughlin, finds that taking over from a folk singer leaves a lot to be desired as Staff Pollington had the telephone rigged^ to sound like a tambourine. By the time this piece is published we will also have lost the services of that duo Corporal Frank Edwards and Corporal Colin James. They are yet again posted together and both to the Petroleum Centre West Moors. After twelve years of serving together they are getting used to it Our arrivals, to counteract the flood of departures, are Lance Corporal Bruce Smith and Corporal TafT Hillard, both Petroleum Operators, Corporal * Geordie * Laverick who will work in the accounts office, Sergeant Brian Robertson who takes over the newly established post of Mechanical Transport Sergeant, and Private Derek Draper who will be in the orderly room, The naming of Preston Barracks at Recklinghausen by the Mayor of Preston Lancashire. Left to right: The Mayor of Preston, Councillor J. Hood the Oberburgermeister of Recklinghausen, Herr H. Wulfram, the OC Corps Vehicle Company, Major E. B. Jeffery and DOS BAOR, Brigadier F. P. Crawley. Mayor of Preston and the Oberburgermeister of Recklinghausen, Preston being the English ' Twin Town.' Combined with the ' opening ceremony * was the Unit fete to raise funds for a local German Handicapped Childrens Home. Over twenty five side shows were available to tempt visitors to part with their money for this worthy cause. The Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots lent colour and music to the occasion and their 'Pied Piper of HamelnT march through the centre of Recklinghausen helped to swell the attendance. Brigadier and Mrs Crawley, Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs Man and Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs Sotting attended. Wuifen Station WITH several hectic months behind us the Station has settled down to a more leisurely pace, apart from several high ranking visitors, the BAOR Minor Units Athletic Championships at Sennelager— where the Station team came third, the Army finals in the UK where our team also came third, a Station Jubilee Revue, an All Ranks Ball, the Sergeants Mess Grand Jubilee Ball, the Wives Club Bar- beque, the RAOC (BAOR) Cricket Trials which we hosted, a volleyball match against the local German Territorial Army Unit which we lost, our team for the Rhein- dahlen Marches—which they finished, a PRE Inspection and a lengthy visit from the Defence Auditors—very little else has happened! 154 FAD. With the PRE Inspection over, the Defence Auditors departed and the Documents Team having gone, there are more smiles around the Unit than for some weeks. We congratulate Captain Paul Henwood on his recent marriage to Miss Sandra Pollit and also congratulate Lance Corporal Steve Geary on his promotion. Welcome to Sergeant Stuart Veazy, Corporal Glen Stott and Private Bob Gallagher and farewell to Sergeant Pete Holmes, Corporal Dave Cotterill and Private Ron Hoiden, all off to pastures new. 1 (BR) CORPS VEHICLE COMPANY. Saturday the 18th June was a memorable occasion for 1 (BR) Corps Vehicle Company RAOC when their barracks at Recklinghausen were named * Preston Barracks.* The opening ceremony was performed jointly by the — 126 ~ WE HAVE OUR TRADITIONS TOO! We at Gieves and Hawkes may enjoy a sense of history because we dressed the Iron Duke and Nelson, invented the Shako, the cavalry head-dress, were first to make the Solar Tupee and have been tailor- ing uniforms for over two-hundred years, but we're certain!v not hidebound! Each garment—uniform or suit—is cut and tailored by hand to our own exacting standards. We have, after all, built a tradition of success by providing clothes which, for generations, have been accepted as the very best . . . Today we not only continue, to tailor uniforms and suits to the highest standards, we also offer a fine choice of ready-to-wear clothes. Suits, blazers, trousers, knitwear, shirts, ties and shoes in classical and modern styles, including Britains largest range of Chester Barrie suits and topcoats, all await you at Savile Row. QlEVES &[~JAWKES of Savile Row No. I Savile Row London W.l. Telephone 01-434 2001 No. I High Street Camberley Telephone 0276-6H59 and at:— Bath, BexM/, Brockenhurst, Chester, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Harrow, Leicester, Plymouth. Portsmouth and Winchester. |
| Book number | R0246 |