RAOC Gazette - page 248
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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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•i hard fought game resulted in a fine win for Devonport twenty t-.vo points to eight. The Bracht Second XV then beat Com- day by twenty T mdo Services convincingly the following y jtnts to twelve. After a 'night on the town* the squad sallied forth for 1 ondon and the British Lions versus Barbarians match. The following day, a short trip to Sunbury-on-Thames for the game l against London Irish Second XV where mine host * is Jack Thompson, ex-RSM of the Corps. This turned out to be a very fast game and the final score was twenty nine points to sixteen against Bracht. No excuses. The hosts were a young, fit team, and Bracht performed creditably. Long Service and Good Conduct Medals have been awarded recently to Corporals T. Baxter and L. Morrow and to Private Scott-Kerr. The presentations were made by the Commandant h Wortham Hall, Bracht. Congratulations also this month go to the following on iheir recent marriages: Lance Corporal and Mrs Scott, Private and Mrs Lee and Private and Mrs Wright Congratulations also to Lance Corporal and Mrs Jory and Lance Corporal and Mrs Stark on the birth of sons, and to Private and Mrs Seymour on the arrival of a daughter. The folowing promotions are also noted: Staff Sergeants Scanlon and Simpson (sub rank), Acting Staff Sergeant Wase, Lance Corporal Fen ton RE ME (Sub rank) and Lance Corjporal McKenzie, Arrivals: Lieutenant Lever, W02 Kearney, Staff Sergeant Richardson, Corporals Fairclough and Gadd, Lance Corporal Scott, Privates Elliott (ACQ, McLachlan and Sansome. Departures: Gaptain Smith, Sergeant Beck, Corporals Smith and Toner, Lance Corporals Christian, Lipscombe and McKenzie. 4 Petroleum Depot RECENT activities have been rather overshadowed by our fire and disaster exercise called Exercise Brandmeister. This exercise was designed by the Officer Commanding to test the reaction ot all the military and civilian staff of the Depot, our own fire brigade and the local civilian services that would be required during a major disaster. Watched by the DOS (BAOR), some twenty fire tenders and fifty Red Cross personnel all arrived at the Depot and swiftly countered the various problems. Smoke and explosions were controlled by the Ammunition Inspectorate. All very realistic, As a reward for all the hard work done during the exercise a Unit social evening was held in the Depot by the civilian and military staffs. During the evening the civilians had a surprise in store for Captain Roy Southworth who is due to oapart shortly to enjoy the rigours of a commando course. One of Roy's many tasks is that of fire officer and with a roll of drums, on to the floor stepped eight young girls dressed out in firemen*s uniform. They were a group of dancers from one of the villages around the Depot and they had devised the v Firemans Hop * in his honour. Our hard worked detachment at Nienburg have had a rest during the past few weeks and full use of this was made to do some much needed Depot maintenance. Sergeant Skinner travelled to Dulmen to complete his continuation training and Corporal Willis managed a swift familiarisation course on the Eager Beaver. Congratulations are in order to the detachment for apprehending a civilian who thought a couple of jerricans wouldn't be missed. Warendorf is still undergoing changes with the new arrival of Corporal Whitelaw from Ordnance Depot Northern Ireland, He has managed to set a record by being the first ever in the Depots history to get an accompanied passage, The Depot is due to have a weekend exercise shortly under the name of Exercise Zigeuner and looking at the administration order gypsies is what well be! Ordnance Depot Antwerp THE Unit completed a very successful summer training camp at Lombardzijde at the Belgian Coast. Range firing, sport and the assault course was a pleasant way of passing the time for those with energy to spare, the new Battle Efficiency Tests were thrown in for good measure. The training sessions concluded with a most enjoyable and worthwhile March and Shoot com- petition. RSM Gunner and his training staff, ably supported by Sergeant Jim Prescott ACC and his helpers in the anti- ''ilnutrition stakes, are to be congratulated on their successes. The football season got under way with a heartening 4-2 away victory over 23 Regiment RCT, followed by a 7-1 drub- bing of the nearby American base at Oevel, two days later. The team this year seems to be a reasonable balance of ex- perience,—in the persons of W02 Viv Green, Staff Sergeant Tony Spence, Sergeant Jim McNee,—and youthful exuberance personi- fied by Lance Corporal Daye Webster, Private 'Geordie' Purkins and two recent arrivals from * the factory/ Privates ' Muffet' Worley and Lee Steer. There are others of course, of whom we will say more later, The golfers report that the remaining eight teams in the BAOR Inter Unit Golf Championship assembled at Hohne Golf Club to play the final stages of the championship on 15th and 16th September With our best player, Captain Peter Fellows, absent from the team, we were defeated in the quarter- finals by the eventual winners, 1 Royal Signals. We had the consolation of soundly defeating both 22 and 16 Signal Regiments to win the Plate Competition. We have said farewell to Captain Brian Jenkins and can only hope he has the opportunity to improve his golf further in Northern Ireland. Butchers who have served previously in Antwerp may be interested to hear that ' Johnstalco' who were the handling agents at the Cold Store are now part of ' Refribel' the Belgian State owned Refrigerating Company. ' Johnstalco * have been associated with the British Army for twenty two years, how- ever, we still have the same familiar faces on the quayside. The British Forces Association Wives Club recently held their Annual Barbecue at the Unit swimming pool. This was attended by ninety wives and some ten brave husbands who volunteered (?) to help with the cooking and the supply of drinks. A few of the more hardy wives actually braved the icy waters of the pool! With a disco in full swing the male con- tingent were dragged (some went willingly) to the centre of the dance floor. With all the wives surrounding them the Belgian 1 Kissing' Dance was under way. They'll never have such luck again! The accompanying photograph shows some of the happy party. The Cooks and Committee before the start of the Barbecue. The 4 Ins and Outs * department reports the arrival of Sergeant Dave Francis, Corporal Ray Seabrook, Sergeant Geoff Jones and Sergeant Dave Hogg; the departure of Private Geordie Bell, Lance Corporal Harry Randall and Corporal Trevor Neath. We congratulate Corporal Roy Finer on pass- ing his RPC 1 course, Lance Corporal Dave Greenwood on passing his PRPC 2 Course and Lance Corporal Dave Webster on passing Bl Petroleum Operators Course. Also Corporal 'Ginge* and Mrs Christine Crompton on the safe arrival of Craig on 6th September at RAF Hospital Wegberg. Wulfen Station SEPTEMBER claimed the arrival of our new Station Chief Clerk from the hills of Wales, monsieur le Warrant Officer Jacques Desfontaines, and we said cheerio to Tony Carton who left us for Dortmund to be the new Garrison Chief Clerk. We congratulate him on his promotion and The sport scene saw the visit of the RAOC cricket team who, during their successful tour of BAOR, had the oppor- tunity to play Colonel Bolting's eleven. I am told to keep the result a secret! f |
| Book number | R0246 |