RAOC Gazette - page 214
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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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houider of pork, one hundred and sixty pork chops, three urtdred pounds of fruit and vegetables, one hundred pounds of - -;id. ninety six mars bars, five pounds of ice cream, fifteen ^r-es of soft drinks and twenty four cases of beer, After the eats there were pony rides and races for the children. The organisers, Staff Sergeant Tony Collins and Sergeant Alan Dobbie, also took along a tug-of-war rope which was put to good use. In every case the civilians beat the military—as well as outnumbering them. Wives and children also competed although who won what was not always clear, Arrivals: Corporal Dave Green. Departures: Major Frank Falle and WOl Geoff Coaker. A sudden departure was also made by Sergeant Harry Jagger who was unfortunately, medevaced to the Royal Herbert Hospital where he is now undergoing traction in an effort to get him fit again after a severe recurrence of an old back in- jury. We wish him luck and a full recovery, but some people will go to any lengths to avoid paying for farewell drinks, won't" they? RAOC AKROTIRI BIG NEWS of the period is the fact that Major Ken Cooper has ceased to be OC and is now concentrating on his island wide duties as SATO. The chair has been taken by Major John Edwards on promotion, to whom we extend our congratulations, The combined RAOC/REME Akrotiri cricket team have just completed the season and anxiously await the result of one match which will decide whether or not they have won the league. Our cricketers are Staff Sergeant Taff Davies, Sergeant Alan Gager, Sergeant Ron Parker and Sergeant Rick Mayor. Our volleyball team continues to improve and next year we'll really show the rest. The team has consisted of Major John Edwards, Captain Lawrence Wood, WOl Rick Thistle- thwaite, W O l Pat Mackey, Sergeants Alan Gager, Ken Allen, Bill McDonald and Taff Parker, Corporals Dennis Head, Wally Williamson, Bob Freeman, Scobie Greasley. Trevor Edge and Private Bill Black. As well as%. Unit beach party we have also held a childrens Jubilee Street jParty, with a bar and bar-b-q available for the adults. The children had their party at the Pen Club, and after the eats they came down to the Depot by Noddy train, where there were more Noddy train rides, rides on fire engines, side shows and a greasy pole competition over a rather large pool. After the children had been taken home and baby minders installed the adults rounded off the day with a disco. Our thanks to Sergeant Bill Parker, childrens party, bar-b-q and bar organiser, WOl Jim Harper, games and side shows and all the other helpers for a most excellent day. Arrivals: Sergeant Mai Caswell, Corporals Stephen Mason and Eddie Picket. Departures: Sergeants Stan Connors and Jeff Keelor. RAOC DHEKELIA VOLLEYBALL dominates our sport scene and the team, as well as some of the more agile wives, insist that the close proximity of the court to our air conditioned bar has nothing to do with the game's popularity. Captain Ron Young, the assistant Barrack Officer, continues to feature on the tennis scene and caused a major upset in the recent Cyprus Silver Jubilee Tennis Tournament when, assisted by one other, he beat the favourites in an early round of the Mens Doubles. WOl Joe Hawthorne leaves soon after a long and dis- tinguished career as a professional Depot Superintendent and preparations are well under way for a succession of farewell parties, Another long career has also come to an end now that WOl John Potter has left the island and, by the time this is published, the Army. He is leaving for a new job in Saudi Arabia and at farewell drinks in our club he was presented with an engraved onyx cigarette box by WOl Harry Black- burn from all RAOC Cyprus personnel. John Potter had been RQMS Dhekelia Garrison for some years. Arrivals: Corporal Pete Martin. HEADQUARTERS LAND FORCES CYPRUS THE Cyprus summer has gripped everyone here in the Head- quarters, with soaring temperatures, the highest recorded for niany a year. A few changes have occurred in the Headquarters, due mainly to RHE and the implementation of the new establish- ment, but we are surviving nicely. News from the front indicates f* few more changes in the future, On the sporting scene, our gladiators still continue to shine, ^taff Sergeant Dave East and Sergeant Alan Love grove have been selected for the first Army cricket trial—we hope you succeed in making the Army team, Staff Sergeant Graham Hillier and Sergeant John Flannagan can be seen twice weekly on the squash court, trying to play squash and losing a few pounds before the football season begins. Sergeant Alan Love- grove reached the quarter-finals of the Jubilee Tennis Tourna- ment and also got a smack on the head from a cricket ball. Latest reports we have show that his work has improved slightly, but they changed the ball because it went out of shape. Our newest football referee, W 2 John Andrews, has already got his feelers out to referee games for the new football season. Rumour has it that he didn't get paid for playing football, but he can't resist £1 to referee a garnet Our Registry Corporal Tony Corrick, has instituted his very own driving school. Driving lessons at the moment are being taken by Sergeant John Flannigan and Corporal Tom McCallion. The roads in Cyprus have been kept clear of traffic whilst they are behind the wheel. Our Superintending Clerk, WOl Jim Burden has been in- formed that he will be commissioned in the near future—many congratulations. Records have also been kind to Staff Sergeant Graham Hillier and Sergeant Kevin Hogg for promotion to substantive Staff Sergeant in the near future. Congratulations also go to Corporal Les Murphy on promotion. Sergeant Kevin- Hogg secretly married Sergeant Patsy Deeley (WRAC), to them we offer our congratulations and all the best for the future. Patsy, before her marriage, answered the 'phone by saying "Sergeant Deeley." Now she answers "Chief C l e r k " ! ! To the following we wish a fond farewell and good luck - W02 Colin Auger and family, Staff Sergeant Frank Bruton, Sergeant Will McBurnie and family. Sergeant Ray Dawson and wife, Corporal John Giddings with guitar and joke book, and our WRAC element of Sergeant Jan Black and Lance Corporal Liz Elder. Our new arrivals are: Sergeants Dave Sutherland, John Flannigan and family, Eric Shaw and family and Corporal Tom McCallion and wife. To you all we hope you have a pleasant tour in Cyprus. UNFICYP Cyprus SINCE the publication in February of our last contribution to T H E GAZETTE, most of the personnel here at that time have changed, with the exception of a few * old stalwarts' who are on continuity tours. The changeover of personnel occurs so frequently that it is impossible to mention all departures and arrivals. Readers may however, be interested to know details of the RAOC Organisation within UNFICYP. The Headquarters element consists of the Force Ordnance Officer—a Major, the Force Ordnance Warrant Officer—a WOl Technical Clerk, a W 2 Staff Clerk who is Chief Clerk in the Personnel and Logistics Branch, a W 2 Staff Clerk who is Chief Clerk in the Operations Branch, a Staff Sergeant Staff Clerk, PA to the Chief of Staff, and a Corporal Technical Clerk who works in the Personnel and Logistics Office. There is also a Sergeant Photographer in the Military Public In- formation Office (MPIO). The Headquarters British Contingent element consists of the Chief Clerk who is a Sergeant Staff Clerk and his assistant, a Lance Corporal Staff Clerk. Another Lance Corporal Staff Clerk works in the Headquarters of the UNFICYP Support Regiment. Attached to the UNFICYP Military Police Company is a Corporal RD responsible for the FAMTO and other miscel- laneous stores, whilst in the UNFICYP AAC Flight a Lance Corporal Technical Clerk acts as the FAACO NCO. RAOC is also well represented in the QM department of the Support Regiment where the RQMS a W 2 RD, a Sergeant RD and a Lance Corporal RD (both Storemen) and a Private Staff Clerk comprise the majority of the staff. A Corporal Butcher is also employed in the Junior Ranks Kitchen. The UNFICYP Workshop Stores Section is commanded by a W 2 Technical Clerk. His staff consists of a Corporal St ore man, two Private soldiers who are Technical Clerks and one Private Driver—all RAOC. The largest element of RAOC is employed in the UNFICYP Ordnance Detachment. This Detachment is responsible for the receipt, issue and control of all stores required by UNFICYP Contingents. Only a very small inventory is held, however, as most items are demanded by the Ordnance Detachment on an as required basis from the Stores Depot in the Sovereign Base Area at Akrotiri. The staff of the UNFICYP Ordnance Detach- ment consists of a Captain OIC, a W 2 Storeman as 2IC and twelve soldiers of varying ranks and trades. 165 — |
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