RAOC Gazette - page 66
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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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%tyt at tatton 39eto£ oniE Ministry of Defence MILITARY OPERATIONS. A month when many of our clerics have been waiting with bated breath to see the Corps Promotion Order, and 1 am delighted to report that two of our Sergeants have struck gold. We offer our sincere congratulations to Sergeant Barry Humphrey and Sergeant Harry Hhy on their selection for promotion to Staff Sergeant—well i< erved. Sergeant Pam Dibben from MO Sec has been on a slimming campaign in aid of charity, I am sure that the thought of sunnier climes has had a little to do with her en- thusiasm. She leaves us soon for Cyprus and we wish her a happy tour. Her replacement is Sergeant Polly Policy who joins us from Rhemdahlen. We hope she settles into her new job quickly, Corporal Helen Young who recently got married has just gone to Deepcut on her B2/B1 Upgrading Course, her husband " is not thrilled at her bad timing but no doubt the extra trade !\*y, together with her pay award will help to cushion the Mr Stan Stockwell leaves after forty three years of service. LOW. ment. Stan who was in service both military and civil for forty three years, worked for the last few years as a clerical officer in the Officers Mess. After being lunched out of the Mess he was presented with a number of electric garden im- plements. In his speech of thanks he immediately offered to hire the garden equipment out at competitive rates to MODARM club members. Directorate of Supply Management CONTROL DIVISION AMONGST those selected for promotion on the current list are WOs2 Guy Adams and Geoff Malthouse. Guy is already languishing in Brunei and Geoff will soon be on his way to an establishment in the West Country, Sergeant Dave Gartside, just back from his Pennine Way walk with Captain Mike Murphy, is also on the promotion list The two walkers covered the distance from South to North and raised several hundred pounds for charity. On their return they made a brief appear- ance in the unit before taking leave to go on Exercise Cuckoo's Nest Summer Camp with the senior children of the local school for the mentally handicapped, Other members from the Division have also been active recently. A team which included W 2 Peter Beattie, Sergeants Brian Wilkes and Colin Guilfoyle and Lance Corporal Colin Skinner pulled their way into the final of the Inter-Company Tug-of-War, Corporal Des Hard on recently passed his ' Days Skipper's Course' and is now swanning around the Channel Isles putting it all into practice. Also, he gained second place in the Corps off-shore regatta. Lieutenant Colonel Brian Lick- man wished he had borrowed some of his Warrant Officer's skuba diving gear to help him get round a rather wet course when he participated in the Basic Org Cup Inter Officers Mess Golf Meeting. Just posted in from Chilwell is W 2 Dave Francis, Staff Sergeant Taff Stallard, Sergeant Brian Wilkes. Corporal Colin Paton and Lance Corporal Andy Hull have lately passed their respective Education Promotion Certificates. We look forward to the marriage of Sergeant Colin Guilfoyle in September. The Quarter-Master General Sir Richard Worsley presents the British Empire Medal to Staff Sergeant Howard Cutler of Head- quarters DCOS (Ord 3) at Andover. Directorate of Land Service Ammunition FOLLOWING our dramatic success at hockey, Lieutenant Colonel B. E. Lane is to achieve the same for cricket. Nets have been erected over the EWS tank in the Barracks and under- neath the windows of all three blocks, Lieutenant Colonel Lane, Captain Ted HinchJiff and associates have been practicing their drives to cover. While this goes on, the thud of boots DMS can be heard while keen aspirants to BFT passes run around the Barracks. DLSA is a very athletic place to be on occasions- Welcome visitors to DLSA have been Brigadier Alway and :rom the Australian Army, Colonel Mackenzie-Orr. The Staff Sand is to visit shortly to play at the official opening of the new Didcot Civic Centre which formally opens on 15th July. The Corps Band will also be playing at the Summer Fete. Our photograph shows Mr Stan Stockwelt presenting the Officers Mess with a blue cedar on the occasion of his retire- — VEHICLE DIVISION ONE of numerous surprising features for newcomers here, is the length of service of many of the civilian staff. For example, this month we bade farewell to three ladies and one gentleman 49 |
| Book number | R0250 |