RAOC Gazette - page 67
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
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with a total of one hundred and forty eight years of Civil Service. We wish Mcsdames Pauline Wmficld of Technical Records, Ivy MeMahon of Direct Procurement- Lois Hannibal of Waterproofing Kits Provision (much in demand in Chilwell recently) and Mr Ron Jones of MTSP every happiness in retire- ment. Members of the Division seem to keep on walking for charity, although this is not a pedestrian organisation. Recently a mixed group (to clarify this, it included male and female, civilian and military) of thirteen took part in the Radio Trent twenLy five mile walk in aid of the disabled. Reports of sore feet suggest that the collection should perhaps have gone to the walkers. Happily however, such disablement as occurred was only temporary. To continue at the physical level, W02 Francis (whom we congratulate on recent promotion) organised a badminton league. Unfortunately, only Martin Rawson from the Division reached the final of this most successful and popular event. Mr Ken Hartle, Colonel Vehicle Division's chauffeur, has had an exceptional month. Firstly, he won a £100 holiday for two in the Lake District in a Derby County Football Club raffle. Ken is not only lucky, he is also brave. He has to be to support the Rams in this hotbed of Red hysteria (M15 to note: this is a football allusion). Furthermore, Ken has just been awarded the ROSPA medal for twenty two years of safe driving. The photograph shows the presentation of this medal by the acting Commandant of COD Chilwell, Colonel Underhill. Congratulations! Col one! Underfill! presents Mr Ken Hartle with his ROSPA medal. We also say farewell to W02 Francis on his posting to Control Division at Bicester. Oxfordshire County Council has been warned to expect high attrition rates on the tarmac of roads in that area. We greet his replacement Staff Sergeant Whittington, on arrival from that rival concern, Technical Equip- ments Division Donnington. Training Centre THE Ministry of Defence 4 hit men * have been amongst us! A team of specially selected I of E Inspectors, under their * god- father ' Lieutenant Colonel John White, Queens, * took to the mat- tresses ' in our conference room. Many Depot steadfasts, still reeling from the assaults upon their waistlines imposed by the Commander's new PT policy, are now living in fear* Will we survive? Will they believe the job justifications we all painstakingly listed on grubby little pieces of paper? Will we be here for next month's GAZETTE? Phone us, but there may be no answer 1 While we are still all here, we would like to welcome our new G Start Assistant WOl Bob Le Vaillant! Not only has he brightened up the office with his Hong Kong posters (for in- centive) but is already a leading light in the Scouting world as the Guards Depot 'Akela'! Sergeant Dave French, another ex-Whitehall Warrior shook the mothballs out of his No. 2 Dress and took part in the CO's Farewell Parade (eat your hearts out CDS Registry!). We are still trying to convince him that you don't have to do everything by numbers. Which is also the case with Corporals Steve Geary and John Legg who have recently completed their RPCl Courses at Bicester. Sergeant Kev Mills ("it wasn't like this in the New Territories") has managed to get himself on to a driving course as his only hope of ever getting 'accelerated' promotion! Our attached * new clerk," Private Stuart Mayfield, is keeping the older members of the Headquarters up to date on the latest disco dances and what it is like to be young in 1981. Our Repro Section now consists of W02 Jim Diviney, Sergeant Vorn Truss, Lance Corporal Bob MacNeillage and three civilians so at long last they are now at full strength. ' Bon Voyage' and best wishes to Mrs Rhonda Perry who has left us for life anew in BAOR. Sergeant Truss has managed a trip to Gibraltar playing cricket and hopes to go to Germany on a lour with the Corps side—that is if he can fit it in with his Resettlement Courses! Congratulations to Lance Corporal Macneillage on passing his driving test and hoping all goes well with the birth of his first child in August. CENTRAL VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS IT is with deepest regret that we have to announce the death of Lieutenant Colonel Ray Dickey after a long illness, courageously borne. His cheerful presence will be sadly missed by all at CVHQ. An obituary notice appears elsewhere in THE GAZETTE. The TA Annual Camp at Fremington draws near and there are signs of feverish activity as preparations and plans are made for the influx of TA soldiers. The IE(A) inspection is now over, and there were smiles all round when the news reached us that we had retained our present establishment. We welcome back Captain Ian Turner after three months at JDSC The time has come to say farewell to Staff Sergeant Frank Herron who is leaving to start a new career in civvy street. We wish him all success. In his place we welcome Staff Sergeant Trevor Long and hope he and his family will have a happy tour at CVHQ. TRAINING COMPANY THE month passed fairly rapidly after Gibraltar Platoon's much publicised passing out parade which was shown on Southern TV. (Private Roberts was the star attraction—see the June GAZETTE.) On our return there were two excellent athletics meetings, the first of which was our own Training Company competition, The winners were Malta Platoon, Anzio Platoon being pipped at the post following a disqualification in the one hundred metre relay. Bad luck Anzio! The star performers from the company athletics went for- ward to the Training Centre competition, which a Training Com* pany team won heavily disguised as the Training Battalion and Depot, Sergeant Lonnen won the eight hundred metres and one thousand five hundred metres, Private Slattery the one hundred and ten metres hurdles and Private Cross the four hundred metres. The Company also dominated the field events. Corporal Daniels won the shot, Corporal Smillte the javelin, Second Lieutenant Ling the discus, Corporal Wicks the pole vault and Private Ruddy both the long jump and the triple jump. The Company also won the one hundred metres relay and Major Keating had a moral victory over Lieutenant Colonel Curtis in the Old Soldier's Race, the latter having obviously celebrated his birthday early this year! Training Company is now in the grip of the IE(A) and a St Vitus dance, following a further swingeing cut in the recruit- ing figures for this year. Those amongst us with excellent eye- sight maintain they can see the light at the end of the tunnel! We must welcome Sergeants Warburton and Mullen and Lance Corporal Cummings. We say goodbye to the Chief Clerk Sergeant Armstrong who leaves us for MOD, Sergeant Kreft who goes to the Apprentices College and Private Rose who goes to Headquarters Northern Ireland. — 50 Northern Ireland HEADQUARTERS THE increased tempo of operations has resulted in various members of the Corps normally in sedentary employments getting our DPM and battle bowlers to standby as part of a contingency force. It has not been called to arms yet as the Spearhead Battalion in the form of I RRW arrived. The all en- compassing term * Materiel' has been used to the full as fire extinguishers, wet blankets, Brook blankets, non inflammable clothing have all been needed to combat the petrol bomb. New items |
| Book number | R0250 |