RAOC Gazette - page 35
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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 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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J5tto£ from &broati AFCENT IT is our proud boast that, of the thirty-odd NCOs and Officers wearing our badge in the international environment, we are well represented in three major British sports; football—Captain Mike Hartley, W02 Ray Dewsnap, Sergeants Tom McAllion and Mick Hockham, Corporals Chris McLean and Ronny (Geordie) Young (who has been selected to play in the Corps BAOR side); hockey — Staff Sergeant Laurie Wardell, Sergeants Bob McCarthy, Jim Gauld and Phil James and Corporal Jimmy Shanks; and in rugby—Corporal Trev Gal tress, All of these teams are enjoying varied successes in their respective leagues and competitions. As well as home-grown sports, the majority of our number actively participate in other international games, played in- ternally, which vary from American Softball to German Hand- ball. What we lose in skills is soon made up in enthusiasm and willingness which sometimes causes raised eyebrows and certainly brings a new dimension to the sports for the native participants. Movement is a strong theme here at the moment as, in- evitably, we bid farewell to those posted to pastures more green. Staff Sergeant Kev Hudson has departed to the hallowed halls of RMA Sandhurst, Staff Sergeant Bill Barlow is shortly to head for the hills of Wiltshire and Headquarters TJKLF, and Corporal Neil Cox to the heat of Zimbabwe with a six month supply of sun tan oil. Rumour has it the Headquarters is soon to get its very first Ordnance Private stationed here. It has been said that this will provide an ideal opportunity for budding RPCl students to practice their skills, but I am sure that this ex-patriot of COD Donnington will be able to show them a thing or two. Northern Army Group IT can now be said that NORTHAG personnel have at last completely recovered from the awe inspiring sequence of events known to the unfortunate few as Exercise Wintex 81. One of the lessons learnt from this successful exercise is that it is now considered desirable for all RAOC Staff Clerks who are NATO bound, to suffer from insomnia! Turning to the social scene, the RAOC Association Social Evening held at Viersen went down extremely well. WOl Bob Irwin and Corporal Mick Horner earned fame and fortune by combining their talents and winning the * Marathon Tiddly Winks Trophy.' W02 Geoff Gamut meanwhile showed that he is almost ready for retirement by giving a masterful display in the leisurely sport of carpet bowls. A superb meal was provided and later on the * Tankard Christening" rounded off the evening well. Our sincere thanks go to Viersen for organising this memorable evening and we look forward to the next time. Our small band of merry men have done well on the pro- motion front. The following owe drinks all round: Corporals Mick Ford and Joe Meecham have been granted their sub- stantive rank, and Roy Bulloch has just been promoted to A/Corporal. Corporal Meecham incidentally is soon to be posted to the UK—such is the price of success. We also say farewell to Corporal * Q * Haslam (to Belize) and to Lance Corporal Brian Williams (to COD Bicester), and last but not least to Staff Sergeant Tony Garland on his posting to Cyprus. We welcome the following; Staff Sergeant Don Gosling from LE(A) T Lance Corporal Roy Whittal from COD Donning- ton and Private Jim Cleland from Depot. Private Cleland in fact temporarily joined Headquarters NORTHAG to attend Exercise Wintex 81, decided that this was the place for him, and within fourteen days of Endex was back with us as a permanent resident All three new arrivals now find them- selves working together on COMNORTHAG's personal staff. (Have a few strings been pulled here?). Their first priorities are to remove from their vocabulary such words as ' lunchbreaks, free evenings, weekends/ Staying with the same office; as well as three new arrivals, there has also been a delivery of a DATIC word processor which WOl Ian Birchall guards day and night after having mastered the art of programming, we must not l mention He ' who was the teacher. As a direct result of this time saving machine, W02 John Russell was allowed seven consecutive days well earned leave which he spent in Tenerife. John is optimistic in the hope that the same privilege will be granted some time in 1982. To round off our congratulations, best wishes go to Corporal Stuart Macdonald and his wife Anne who were married in Gwent recently. Headquarters BAOR THE West Rhine Branch of the RAOC Associa- tion held its tint games evening of the year at Ordnance Depot Viersen and this was attended by Major General Brown who was visiting BAOR at the time. The evening was a great success for Headquarters BAOR in that the com- bined Headquarters BAOR/Headquarters NOR- THAG teams defeated the 15 Ordnance Group and 3 BAD teams in two of the three games and were runners-up to 3 BAD in the third game. The marathon tiddlywinks/dice was won by WOl Bob Irwin, WOs2 Geoff Garratt and John Todd and Corporal Mick Horner; the carpet bowls by W02 Jack Strachan and Corporal Dave Chippendale; whilst Major Phil Taylorson, Captain Roy Southworth, Captain Jim Lamb and Lance Corporal Alan Brash C Branch presentation at Headquarters BAOR. |
| Book number | R0250 |