RAOC Gazette - page 200
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| Corps | RAOC |
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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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Headquarters Base Organization and to see our affairs, no doubt, in a different light. We have we think, already welcomed his successor Lieutenant Colonel David Parker. Central Ammunition Depot Bramley mte The seven Rifle Club members who attended Bisley. From left to right, seated Lance Corporal Margaret Ludwell, Mrs Chris Jennings; Second Lieutenant Helen Beaxlcy, standing Staff Sergeant Tom Watts, RAMC; Major Sid Pincher; Corporal Norman TuileH, RAMC, and Major Eddie Jennings. It is time again now to update our readers on our achieve- ments in the Small Bore Shooting World, At the beginning of this season it seemed that, with the losses of our experts to civilian life and to BAOR, the painful process of starting again would mean a lack of success, This has been far from the case; we have now won for the fourth time in a row the RAOC Association Cup and were runners-up in the Baker Cup, having previously won it three times in succession. Our WRAC mem- bers have been first, second, third and fourth in ihe West Mid- land District and the WRAC Championships. In the West Mid- land District League and in the RAOC Winter League we have won Division One yet again. In Civil Service Competitions our individuals and team have won the Second Division for the second time and won the Benenden Trophy. The Shropshire team won the Mini Olympics and the Ladies Championships this yean Our lady members have captured the National Wo mens National Team Handicap Title and the full Club the NSRA Marksman Shield. Our photograph shows the seven members who went to Bisley this year. This continued success, and the healthy state of our Rifle Club, owes much to the continued devoted leadership of our Quartermaster, Major Eddie Jennings. THIS years Inter-Mess cricket trophy was decided on the result of a seven-a-side tournament. Throughout the day, some fine performances were recorded with Major Torr's forty three being the highest score and Sergeant Hall entering the record book when he bowled a fourteen ball over. An average of ten runs per over was maintained throughout the six matches. The Officers (with seven team captains) ran out winners over the Sergeants (a bitter blow this!) while the Privates ably skippered by Robbins edged the Corporals into fourth place. Finally, at the end of this quiet month we say farewell to: Sergeant March, Corporals Busby, Drew, Maslem and Connolly, Lance Corporals McDonald and Mulligan and Private Green, and welcome in Corporals Short and Ogden. Our congratulations go to Private Allen Christopher Ball and his wife April Frances on the birth of a son Leslie Philip. Central Ammunition Depot Longtown IT is some time since you heard news from Longtown. This outpost of England is, we find, near the geographical centre of Great Britain although most of our visitors still come from the South. These have included two all time firsts, the Quarter Master General, General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson, who flew in for a quick two hour visit. Is a salmon in a helicopter a flying fish? If so, we saw one that got away. More recently the Representative Colonel Commandant, Major General Coraock, arrived with the sun shining as though it always did here, there being time enough for him to meet and chat with all the military and many of the civilian staff. The summer has flown away and with it Captain George Brown who, after a hot spell in Belize, has left us for 27 Com- mand Workshops REME Warminster. His exertions will be missed, both at work and in the forest where his pent up energies kept us supplied with logs. Other departures, Captain Mark Blathenvick for Northern Ireland and WOl Milne who departed to the strains of a grand howl from the Wolf Cubs of Longtown. Welcome to arrivals, Captain Alan Glasby who promises to visit us between rifle competitions. He has celebrated his arrival by making the headlines in the local press as the winner of the Marquis of Salisbury's Cup for the best per- formance by a serving soldier at Bisley. Captain Dick Gill also looks set fair to stay with us for a full tour before departing on long courses. Welcome also to Staff Sergeant Ashurst. Our new men reached the heights with a tramp up Helvellyn and stretched their legs along Hadrian's Wall while Lieutenant Colonel Upton and Captain Turnbull beat the turf round those eighteen holes; this took them as far south as Goring but their opponents had the edge with economy of stroke and style for the Travers Clarke semi-final. However, life in the Depot goes on as busily as ever, a few well known faces have departed on retirement after long and valuable service, including Mr Harry Tait, Mr Billy Byers and Mr Bob Dirom; Bob may be seen again as a member of the Shoot. Those who have served at Longtown will be sorry to learn of the sad news of the sudden death earlier this year of Mr Eddie Deans, just prior to his planned retirement. Eddie was the only civilian officer licensed by DLSA to destroy ex- plosives and did a great amount of this essential work over many years in complete safety. He will be remembered by many people as a kind and generous man, always helpful to others and as a tremendous brisk personality. Central Ammunition Depot Kineton After the presentation of Long Service and Good Conduct Medals. From left to right W O I MacDonald, Mrs MacDonald, the Garrison Commander, Mrs Morgan and Sergeant Morgan. CAD KINETON has had a quiet August giving us all time to recover from the hectic activities of recent months. The Officers Mess have been involved in the competition for the Base Organisa- tion Cup, and tension was running high when the combined CADs/CVDs tennis team set off for COD Chihvell to defend the Tennis Cup and attempt the Grand Slam for the first time ever. The team played exceptionally well despite the deterioration in the weather, to lose only twenty games out of the one hundred and eight played altogether. On 23rd August, the Garrison Commander presented three more Long Service and Good Conduct Medals. The three soldiers who deserve our congratulations are: Corporal Mc- Lean, Sergeant Morgan whom we caught just before he left r iyou w ill see that he had already changed into civilian clothes) and WOl MacDonald, whose second medal this year it was, since he had already been awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal. Finally we take this opportunity of congratulating and saying farewell to Colonel John Alway, who has departed for 155 — |
| Book number | R0246 |