RAOC Gazette - page 55
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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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Sadly we must now record that Mr Kirby died in Southport on the 5th of May- He had long connections with our depot at Burscough where he was Chief Clerk for many years after his retirement from military service with the Corps. Early in December last he fell and broke a leg and although he made a good recovery, it was sadly not to last. A CLOSE LINK ' OUR photograph shows (he Chief Ammunition Technical Officer '* Northern Ireland. Lieutenant Colonel Hondy, presenting a copy • of the RAOC EOD print to the Headquarlers Northern Ireland Officers Moss to commemorate the close link between EOD in the Province and Headquarters Northern Ireland during the current troubles. The print was accepted by the G O C Lieutenant General Sir Richard l.awson and the CLF, Major General Huxtable. OC'S— OLD C O M R A D E S MAJOR JOHN ROSE hosted a very special visit to Vehicle Depot Ludgershall recently. Five previous Commanding Officers attended a reunion which brought Lieutenant Colonel Allan Kennedy and Major Mike Rose out of very busy civilian jobs with BNOC and Martin Thomas Ltd respectively. It brought Lieutenant Colonel Tony Underhill from a computer apprecia- tion course and Lieutenant Colonel Bill Ford from his ROF appointment in London. Lieutenant Colonel David Humphrey was also able to attend having just returned from Hong Kong. After a snack at the famous Shears public house the party toured the Depot and were greeted by a great many familiar faces of our long serving civilian staff. WORTHY WINNERS CAD LONGTOWN discovered that the students of Carlisle Technical College were planning their fourth raft race for charity. With only two days warning the entry fee was sub- mitted and the team assembled and practised sufficiently to en- able the Sergeants Mess to win the event for the fourth time running. The team members, Sergeant Nigel Hedley, Corporal Kevin Cronin (Captain), Corporal Pete Sterland and Sergeant Dave Whitehouse (AGIO) were being interviewed at what was thought Lieutenant Colonel Hendy makes t h e presentation. CONGRATULATIONS WE hear that W02 Bob McNaught has become a Fellow of the Institute of Petroleum. We think he is probably the first Warrant Otficer to gain this distinction from the Institute. Well done! KINETON PLAY ASTON VILLA Up the creek with tots of paddles. to be the finishing point by local press, when a shout to the effect that the finish was half mile further on was heard. The lead they had established was such that, having been interviewed, they were able to re-enter the water and paddle to a significant win. The photograph shows the intrepid four waterborne. It's not certain whether they were camera shy, or that the photo- grapher drew the line at standing in six feet of water (he is only five and a quarter feet tall) to take the picture. CHILDREN'S ESCORTS FAMILIES who require escort service for their children and have not been able to make their own arrangements may like to contact the SSAFA recommended service provided by Country Cousins Courier Service, 6 Springfield Road, Horsham, Sussex. Telephone Horsham (0403) 61960. This organisation gives Service families a twenty per cent discount on its standard charges. Photo Lance Corporal Bradley RPC. Proud m o m e n t f o r Lance Corporal Paddy W h i t l e y , Captain o f t h e C A D K i n e t o n Soccer Team as he shakes hands w i t h Scottish I n t e r n a t i o n a l A l e x Cropley Captain of t h e A s t o n V i l l a Team before t h e m a t c h played at K i n e t o n . Also l o o k i n g on are l e f t t o r i g h t , Corporal Grimsley, Sergeant Douglas ( k n e e l i n g ) . Private W i t h e r s , Staff Sergeant T h y n e and Lance Corporal Jupp. (See CAD Kineton Newsletter.) |
| Book number | R0250 |