RAOC Gazette - page 210
Image details
| Corps | RAOC |
|---|---|
| Material type | Journals |
| Book page | |
| Chapter head | |
| Chapter key | |
| Chapter number | |
| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
| Page number | |
| Publication date | 1977 |
| Real page | |
| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1977 |
| Late date | 1977 |
| Transcription |
4 Division HEADQUARTERS RAOC ^ ^ ^ ^ HERE is the latest news from the Fight- ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ ing Fourth in our new location. ^^H^^^k " What's that you say, those stalwarts ^^^J^^^B on the move? Has progress reached in- ^^^^^^B to the centre of civilization?" Yes, during ^^^^^^m the last three weeks the Headquarters ^^^^^^ have been the scene of much reorganiza- _ mm _ mm ^^^_ m ^^ tion. Clerks scurrying with arms full of files or carrying tables and desks. Officers conducting harried telephone conversations whilst sal atop filing cabinets before being carried off, or worse, restructured. After much sweat and toil, we moved ourselves to oar new offices in the main Headquarters building. The early difficulties which had people queue ing for the use of a telephone and others wandering around asking " Where's so and so now?'\ are now resolved and life is settling back into something approaching the old routine. Unfortunately, some of the divisional Units were not informed of the move. As a result, Sergeant Hall our long suffering C Supplies Clerk received queries about road accidents and diverse police matters whilst the DOPT received priority demands and E and MA returns. A new face on the scene is that of Major R, J. York who we welcome from Manchester University to take over the task of DADOS Combat Supplies. The previous incumbent of this position Major Fleming has left us to go to the quieter and more restful life at Blackdown. He has been told, (much to his relief) that the nervous shakes caused by his exercise drivers road habits will soon go. On the sports scene, with the football season on us once again, our Chief Clerk Sergeant Reardon has taken his black football strip out of mothballs and is seen walking around the Headquarters showing various coloured cards to people. Our first casualty of the season was Private Bates who has been hobbling around with a sprained ankle and a look of pitiful agony on his face that would do justice to Sir Lawrence Olivier. Another snippet of news in the Big House is that Lance Corporal Edingborough is back in the fold—but not before he took a short holiday in St Tropez mingling with the tycoons and starlets. It was fantastic, he said with a fixed, glazed look in his eye! Private Broadbent has at last succeeded in obtaining a driving course and reports are coming in from the Head- quarters and Signal Regiment of terrified white haired instructors. Lance Corporal Berry has started looking down drains in anticipation of his transfer to RAMC. A certain private in G Branch who wishes to remain anonymous is trying to convince everyone that Records are going to promote him due to his footballing expertise. The correspondent can only add, " No chance Wally. M r • 6 ORDNANCE FIELD PARK "WHATS happened this month'*?. Well not much except a multitude of departures and arrivals and the general hatch and match of the Unit Corporal Shepherd and Lance Corporal McFarlane took the Bath Unit to Italy on Exercise Monte Bianco which I suppose could account for the presence of two Italian look- ing gentlemen at the gate with shotguns. They managed to justify their existence by operating the Bath Unit for one hour per day. By the look of the guys at the gate they managed to justify the other twenty three hours as well! About twenty h\e members of the Unit participated in a visit to the Belgian Army 4 Lansiers Tank Battalion and spent a very entertaining afternoon clambering over various pieces of equipment. They then spectated while Leopards were put through their paces. Lieutenant Pat Callan was welcomed to his first Unit in the traditional manner. He has now taken over 2 Platoon and is busy preparing for the CRAOC's Exercise in September. We were all shocked to find that his ability to chat up the locals was far better than everybody else- He is fluent in German speaking (BSc no less). A cricket matchwas held between the Officers and Senior NCOs and the remainder of the Unit. A good time was had by all with the * power band' of the Unit taking the beer, The arrivals were Lieutenants Bank and Callan, Staff Sergeant Lee, Sergeant Ellis, Private Avis on and Craftsman Crowley; the departures were Lieutenants Nisbett and France, Staff Sergeant Gillingham, Lance Corporal Quinn and Private Seymour. Congratulations go to Mrs Crosby. Mrs Gawthorpe and Mrs Ward on the additions to their families and to Corporal Talbot, Lance Corporals Pearce and Broster on their promotions. 20 ORDNANCE FIELD PARK WE are in the middle of the leave period at the moment and consequently the few people left in the Unit are very busy. The Bath Unit has just returned from Exercise Monte Bianco which was a UKLF mountaineering expedition in the Italian Alps sponsored by the famous Italian Alpini Regiment Once again we have played host to Second Lieutenant Morrison of Edinburgh and Herriot Watt University who is on his summer attachment with us. Being a keen signaller Second Lieutenant Morrison soon had the signals rovers on the road with his annual signals exercise. On the sports scene we have been very busy training for the new football and rugby seasons. The rugby team has got off 4 to an enthusiastic start with several friendly practice matches to toughen themselves up.' The soccer team have got off to a slow start with a 4-2 defeat against 3 Tank Transporter Squadron RCT. They have promised us that they will 'buck up,' We held a sponsored run to Hermanns Denkmal for Det- mold Garrison and now have all the sponsorship money in; this amounts to just over £1,000 which has been donated to Her Majesty The Queen's Jubilee Appeal fund. Our congratulations go to Private and Mrs Potterton on the birth of their first child, a boy. We say goodbye to Second Lieutenant Wallace this month off to commence his infantry attachment with 3 RRF. We also say farewell to Corporals Davies, Stevenson and Hart who all leave the Unit after three years dedicated service to the JRC. Corps Troops East HEADQUARTERS IT is now the holiday season and members of the Unit are returning from far flung parts of Europe wither sun-drenched or rain-drenched, depending on their luck. Members of the Unit are now busy preparing vehicles for Magnum Spirit and other rallies or practising squash in preparation for the 1st Division league. 79 SUPPLY DEPOT DURING the past few months the Unit has held a 'Super- star* competition covering assorted indoor and outdoor games. The winner, by a very large margin, was our Depot Superin- tendent, W02 Jim 'Grant, also the oldest member of the Unit His next sporting attempt will be the DGOS Fitness Challenge. CQMS Tony Mclntyre and Sergeant Stan Jenkins on joined the team representing Hohne Station for Forces Chance against the BBC Radio Team, which comprised of Ted Moult, Neil Durden-Smith and the delectable Sue Lawley of Nationwide fame. The programme is due to go out on the air in Sep- tember or October, Major Philip Inman our Officer Commanding has handed over the reins of the Depot to Major Michael Cutchey. To mark^ Major Inman's departure a magnificent barbeque was held in the Depot, The dress for the evening was western style and ' Big Phil' cut a fine figure as Town Marshal—watch out John Wayne! An enjoyable evening was had by all and appro- priate farewells made. We offer our congratulations to Captain John Hardcastle and Corporal Pete Hallam who have both recently taken the matrimonial plunge. Last but by no means least we welcome Sergeant Tommy McGurk to the Bakery and say a temporary goodbye to Sergeant Charlie Potts on his detachment to the land of the Kangaroo. 80 SUPPLY DEPOT SINCE our last notes we have had a busy period, during which our limited manpower resources have, at times, been stretched to the full. Corporal Mick Bishop attended a four week Col- loquial German Course at the Hec Mulheim. and is to be congratulated on achieving a good pass. Our Master Butcher Sergeant Dennis Endean, not to be outdone, set forth for Dul- men in a most apprehensive frame of mind to spend four weeks being restructured* He returned, even if not converted, a fully qualified RAOC Storeman Bl. Corporal Mick Bishop and Lance Corporal Dave Mont- gomery were detailed to report to Sennelager during Jubilee week and helped to organise the Hildesheim Garrison Mess 163 — |
| Book number | R0246 |