RAOC Gazette - page 34
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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WOl Matt Hudson has been released from the RSG of RD Thatcham and is trying to freshen his lungs on the Newbury Golf Course. Cunningly he has challenged the boss to a series of matches which inevitably end all square at the nineteenth hole! We have bade a fond farewell to W 2 Jim Hargate, now working on contract in the Gulf States t and look forward to the arrival shortly of W02 and Mrs Tony Arkle and family from Bicester, We trust he will arrive duly complete with his suitcase. ASSOCIATION NEWS Didcot Branch Photo G.K> Gillberry. THE Didcot members who attended the RAOC Association Reunion Dinner and weekend at Kineton voted it one of the best ever. The concern for the comfort of the visitors and the happy environment created by our hosts was most marked. We all know that these things do not just happen and are only possible by a lot of hard work, a big fund of goodwill and by no means last, acceptance of some personal inconvenience by all ranks of the Depot concerned. Our thanks are extended to Colonel Denis Stone and all his staff for staging this most en- joyable event. The dinner also provided a special added interest for Didcot. After years of being ' down the course * we had the pleasure of seeing Staff Sergeant Tony Clark receive the RAOC Association Small Bore Shooting Cup from General Slanyer. The other members of the team were Lieutenant Colonel Tony Smith, Staff Sergeant Keith Proctor and Staff Sergeant Allan Wrotchford. We congratulate them all. It was a fitting reward for the many hours of practice they no doubt spent in the Vauxhall Barracks Miniature Range which is not , renowned for its comfort. Keep it up and let us have the pleasure of polishing the cup for a year or two yet. After many years Major Alex Lamb has relinquished the post as Branch Treasurer and we thank him for his meticulous maintenance of the accounts during this time. We are also grateful to Captain Graham Grant who has volunteered to carry on the good work of Keeper of the Accounts. It is also good to see Major Ron Dyer back fit and well after a rather protracted illness. Brigadier John Alway, DDGOS, watches members of a TA course reel in flexible petroleum hose. There are present members of nearly every RAOC T A Petroleum Unit—both Sponsored and Independent. The School of Petroleum has seen courses come and go and a new ' c r o p ' of B3 Petroleum Operators has been unleashed upon the Corps. However, the day to day news has been completely overshadowed by the long awaited arrival of Amy and Georgina, twin daughters for Sue and Captain Carl Hewitt, Everybody in the unit offer their congratulations to the family. On the Depot side there is little to add to last months notes. Staff Sergeant Nick Langley has returned from his * sums' course and is installed as Sergeants Mess treasurer. Corporal Yotto Rayner got married and we offer our best wishes to him and his wife Rosemary and hope they enjoy their stay at West Moors, The Unit now boasts an Assistant Adjutant in Second Lieu- tenant Diane Couch WRAC who has joined her husband during his stay with us as a student on OLP1C. Major Harry Hayward didn't realise he needed an assistant but is pleased to have one anyway! We welcome to the unit Captain M. Randall WRAC, Cap- tain L F. G. Wilberforce, Captain M. A, Fenwick. Captain P. J. Haddad RAAOC and Captain Q. Moh'd Salah of the Jordanian Army. Lieutenant T. Couch, Lieutenant D. G. F. Hingston- Jones, Lieutenant T. Moh'd Suluman Jordanian Army, Second Lieutenant N. R. B. Moh'd Nawi, Malaysian Army and FO D, J. Richardson RAAF, all of whom are students on this years OLPIC. We also welcome Sergeant New some ACC and Privates Tomlinson, RiveroL Allan and Dacey. We say farewell to Sergeant McNorton, Sergeant Gregory ACC and Privates Tidmarsh, Peers, Regan, Cooper and Livens, May we also point out to all the new readers of THE GAZETTE in the Unit (we now have one hundred per cent reader- ship as all our soldiers joined the one days pay scheme) that if your name hasn't appeared yet, we will try and fit you in future notes. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Branch THE Branch meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 2000 hours in the Companions Club (FOS Ltd), Leazes Park Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, For further information contact Lieutenant E. W. Campbell, RAOC(V), on Newcastle 684829 after 1800 hours, or write t o : 58 Flodden, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 0NG, Birmingham Branch ANOTHER great Reunion Weekend over. To Colonel Stone, Major Fox, and everyone at Kineton we say thank you for all the trouble that you took to make our stay so enjoyable in every way. The hospitality and the meals were first class, as they always are on these occasions. The display of medals of one of our older members was to say the least not up to standard but after the parade someone at Kineton took charge of them, not only did they do a fine reconditioning job but to the surprise and delight of the nameless one, delivered them to his home in Birmingham! We are constantly hearing of the friendly deeds of serving personnel of the Corps for ex-service members and we old timers do appreciate these actions. Arthur Vick as some of you know has been in hospital and he reports that the operation appears to have been successful. He is back at home now and says that he is feeling much better and getting stronger every day. He would like to express. thanks to all his old friends for their good wishes, Bernard Barton and his wife are out of hospital after their road accident and are recuperating at home. Many thanks to George McDonald for all the help that he gave to our branch during his tour of duty at Hereford. His co-operation was very much appreciated. We hope that he has now attained the rank of Major and that he will have a success- ful time at Bicester. Management Services Unit OUR intrepid 2IC, Captain John Humphreys, is thinking of transferring to the senior service. Bullied into learning to sail by that renown mariner Mike Harris, he has caught the bug to such an extent that is now port and starboard rather than •eft and right. He also volunteered to write a Statement of Requirement for the Petroleum Centre at West Moors. Is it the love of petroleum or the close proximity of the sea that is the attraction? Master driver Keith Amoss, the proud owner of a super go-faster automobile, is clocking up the miles whilst studying all our Training Materiel Parks. He is teamed with our tame Yorkshireman Bob Borchard, who, disgusted with his native sons performance in the recent test series, has been enticed away from Hessay. The aim is to remedy malpractices in vehicles issues and thus reduce the workload for our hard pressed units. WOsl Dick Cheesman and Derek Wood are back in the fold having been loaned to Mr Derek Raynor and the Supply Management Studies. Derek Wood is venting his anger and frustrations on the poor tennis ball and is hoping to represent the Corps again this year, 25 — |
| Book number | R0250 |