RAOC Gazette - page 12
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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FULL SET »V1TH the ' Sound of Music ' now in revival once again below is i photograph of Baron Von no wail a moment, cunningly bidden under that folksy hat and behind all that rather severe face fungus is surely non other than that well known Corps personality Lieutenant Colonel John Shircliff—now retired and back with the Corps as an RO in Headquarters BAOR. Champion-at-Arms was Corporal Jake Harrison of 62 Company; the Individual Pistol Winner was Sergeant Johnston of 8 Field Force Ordnance Company; Individual SMG Winner was Corporal Harrison of 62 Company; Individual Rifle Winner was Officer Cadet Grant of 8 Field Force Ordnance Company and the best WRAC shot was Sergeant Pat Harrison of 55 Company. TWENTY O N E Y E A R S O N TWENTY ONE YEARS, and a great deal of service, spans the handshakes between the brothers Atkins in these pictures. The first was taken outside the Acton Recruiting Office in 1960 and shows young ' T o m m y 1 Atkins as a Corporal in the Army Cadet Force on the day he enlisted into RAOC as a boy soldier. He is being greeted by his older brother Ron, who was at that time a Boy Sergeant Major in the Junior Leaders Regiment, Royal Engineers. With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, (As you like it.) Seriously though, John had us all rather worried when he was taken off to Wegberg Hospital recently but 1 am very glad to report that he is back on duty and fit and well. Can't help thinking though, that the splendid new beard is there only to compliment and to improve his inimitable after dinner cabaret performance. 1144 PLATOON TEAM WINS THE Annual RAOC TA Shoot was held in Siberian conditions at Strensall. The prizes were presented by Colonel Walker, Colonel Reserve Army RAOC. At the beginning In the second picture, taken outside Headquarters British Army of the Rhine at Rheindahlen, WOl Tom Atkins is again on the right, this time congratulating brother Ron on his pro- motion to WOl. The Atkins* have never served together, but they came close to it in Germany where Ron is a Park Supervisor with Commander Royal Engineers at Willich and Tom is chief photographer at Headquarters BAOR. The T A winners, The winning team was 1144 Laundry Platoon, captained by Captain John MacFadyen, comprising Sergeant Harry Wearing, Corporals Peter Bailey, Jake Harrison and Kenny Rayson and Private Terry Fordham. . . . . of successful careers. |
| Book number | R0250 |