RAOC Gazette - page 288
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| Publication date | 1977 |
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| Early date | 1977 |
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saddle sores. The exercise was a great success, even though they were all glad to return to ACC cooking—-Compo rules OK!. The unanimous decision was that another exercise must be held in the near future. Our congratulations to those members in the Depot who have been awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medals. W02 Mick Smith of 522 Company RPC, W02 Ken Dickson and Sergeant Jim Brady received their medals from Colonel Berresford in the Sergeants Mess at the end of October. Corporal Alan Smith has left us after twenty two years service. The end of a busy October leads us to an even more hectic November and December as the winter sports matches come thick and fast, and the Depot looks forward to the many Christmas activities due to take place. Central Ammunition Depot B ram ley The Ki net on Tennis Team—from left to right: Major Bennett, Sergeant Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Bhabutta, Colonel Berresfard, lieutenant Colonel Hendy, QMSI Jones with Major Roach at the back. half Private Harper picked up a free kick from Staff Sergeant Terry Kitchen just inside the box and levelled the score. Private Geordie Bannister scored the winning goal shortly before full time, making the final score 3-2 to Kineton. Our second match during October was again played against an RAF side, this time RAF Creddon Hill, at Hereford. An untidy start in which we missed many chances, was soon rectified when Lance Corporal Dave Vann put Kineton in the lead half- way through the first half. Private Geordie Bannister again proved to be Kineton's saviour as he pulled Kineton back to the lead at half time after Creddon Hill had scored. With half time over Kineton played good football, passing the ball accurately and finding the gaps in the opponents defence. CADs fitness became apparent as the Creddon Hill's goal keeper fell to a very hard shot from Private Steve Sayers. Both Private Paul Grimsley and Staff Sergeant Terry Kitchen scored to make the final score 4-2 to Kineton. The rugby season has also got off to a busy start with the Inter Company Sevens competition and the first round of the Army Cup. The Companies in the Depot produced six teams (one of these being a guest team from CEP Long Mars ton). The prize of a crate of beer was well contested between C/HQ Company and 522 Company RPC 'A' team. A very hard match pro- duced only one try, by the Pioneer team, and this carried them to victory. This competition provided a nucleus of players from which the Depot team can be picked. In the Army Cup we met 1 WFR at Kineton. A good team effort, and a long and hard forward battle during the second half, gave Kineton a 13-8 victory. In the next round we have drawn a bye. To complete the round up of our more energetic activities, finally a word on our adventurous training exercise. This month thirty foolhardy members of the Unit bared their bodies and souls to the elements as they trekked up to Aviemore to com- plete seven days of mountaineering, canoeing, walking, pony trekking and orienteering. The Gods produced an Indian Summer and all our emergency survival kit seemed pointless. W02 Dave Young took most of the party on a seventeen mile expedition up the Spey river. Major successes of this exercise were Corporal Kevin Jolly who was presented with a certificate by Dave Young on his successful completion of five geological surveys of the river bed! ! He preferred, it seems, to canoe upside down! Sergeant Jerry Vickers of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps waltzed up the river, that is when he wasn't feeling homesick by also going down under! Major Robin Watts and Major John Musten, a guest with the party, took the ' lads' rock climbing. The only disaster of the day was Private Gavin Stewart who had vertigo on heights over three feet Sergeant Andy Smith took the word ' adventurous' at its literal meaning and accompanied five WRAC girls from the Depot on a days pony trekking. After attempting many im- pressions of John Wayne he eventually returned suffering from AS ever Bramley remains busy with fewer people left to do the work. The rundown plan, much to everyone's delight, seems to be working well, even if a trifle mysteriously. The Bramley Fire Service won the Reynolds Shield for General Efficiency. The Shield was presented on 14th October by Mr G. F. H. Mitchell who is the Chief Army Fire Service Officer. The Commandant, Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, and Captain John Fox both accepted the DGOS Fitness Challenge and both successfully passed the test. The Inter Depot Angling Match between Kineton and Bramley was fished in September with CAD Kineton winning and taking back the Cup. On 22nd October the Bramley Angling Championships were held on the River Loddon—early this year to enable as many people as possible to fish. This was a five hour match which was well attended, the winner being Mr Elliott, and in second place the RQMS, W02 Corney. On the sporting side the football team has been unlucky as so many of last years good team have been posted. They did reach the second round of the York and Lancaster Cup but unfortunately lost Corporal Pat Gardiner and Lance Corporal Phil Hussey both attended the Corps Football Trials. The Hockey team has had even greater problems as only three of last year's team remain* However, due to great efforts by W02 Bob Harvey, more people are beginning to learn the game. When required some of the players from Didcot come and lend their much needed support. We say farewell on discharge to WOl J. Weatherstone, who has been here since March 1972 and to Private Fisher, W02 Douglas RE ME, Sergeant Johnson, Corporals Ormandy and Smithers, Lance Corporals Gibbons and Hughes REME have all been posted to their respective new units. Our congratulations go to W02 Corney on his promotion. 1 Ammunition Inspection and Disposal Unit HEADQUARTERS AND ATO OLD SARUM. Since our last newsletter we have bid a fond farewell to Lieutenant Colonel Fitzsimmons and welcomed Lieutenant Colonel Archer. He has by now visited all of his detachments and met most of the personnel, stand by for a ' rash * of posting orders! His numerous visits to the Naval Base at Plymouth are not to be construed as an attempt to set up a detachment there, although their oxygen bottle recharging facilities are excellent. Neither is there any truth in the rumour that we can now undertake EOD tasks well below the low water mark. Our long awaited A/CATO has arrived in the form of Major King, all two metres of him, and he now has his feet firmly under the table, to the consternation of everybody trying to manoeuvre around his desk. At last the Headquarters has acquired an SAT and ATO Old Sarum has lost one, (Alas rank must have his say). Vibrations or should one say contortions are already being felt from Lands End to John O'Groats and no AT, however well concealed, may any longer consider himself unnoticed. Life with the Old Sarum detachment continues unabated. l Captain Pearson and his dogsbody Lt Rufus' are wondering . how to fit in his posting between all his canoeing, parachute and ski-ing courses. Sergeant " Sailor' Whitford has returned from his debut as a f Naval EOD operator at Plymouth Tattoo and Staff Sergeant Tony * Pearce has returned from Belfast while Staff Sergeant * Barry' Allen mutters about his approaching trip to the Emerald Isle. Bets are being laid as to whether W02 * Clive' Lambert will turn up at the right address when he 19 — |
| Book number | R0246 |