RAOC Gazette - page 79
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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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General W, R. Taylor, COS Headquarters BAOR who presented him with the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Welcome back to Sergeant Chris Pattinson of Sup (Org, Ops and Trg) who has returned from a month's leave in Cyprus (some people have all the luck) equipped with oranges, lemons and the inevitable glowing sun lan. However, the harassments and pressures of Org, Ops and Trg will soon bring them back down to earth. Comings and goings have been few this month. We wel- come in Major Howard Killin (Retd) who moves in to the R03 post in Sup (Manpower and Establishments), and say fare- well to Staff Sergeant Bob Barr who has left Sup (Org, Ops and Trg) for DSM(A) Bicester. PS. Congratulations to WOl lan Birchall of the C-in-Cs office who we have just heard has been appointed to Conductor. Management Services Unit BAOR THIS month has seen a never ending procession of Unit Teams lo Berlin. The first were SSMs Jim Wood and John Dawson; John had visions of a long trip to Siberia when a Russian Officer beckoned him to question a minor irregularity on his documents. However, he won through and is now back with us. We welcome SQMS Pete Yearsley and Kelly Adamson who have joined us from UK. Kelly had no sooner caught his breath before he was on the train to Berlin to join SSMs Clive Kingston and Dave Down already there. SSM Terry Golding and SQMS ' Tiki * Tikaram have just returned from Berlin, Terry is muttering words to the effect that he has reached the age where life just begins; one wonders if the BFT test could have anything to do with his sentiments. Tiki has completed his six months probation as a WSO and is already checking his pay statement. Team three (mainly from M T ) winning the t u g - o f - w a r . fraternity. Cricket, golf, athletics and tug-of-war seem to be the main attraction for most. Our report is marred by the news that Corporal Joe Paris was seriously injured in a road accident whilst on leave in the UK, He is at present in hospital in Oxford and we wish him a speedy recovery. One of the high points of the month was the annual Unit Athletics Meeting. Organised by Captain Burrow and his willing officials, it took place on a very warm afternoon. As many competitors as possible were dragged out from the depths of the Bruggen forest For those competing it was a little hotter than usual. However a few new * stars* emerged in the form of Staff Sergeant Dave Holvey (five thousand metres winner), Private Lang (one hundred metres winner), Corporal Rigby (one thousand five hundred metres winner) and Staff Sergeant Joe Hoareau with Sergeants Pete Salt, Mick Gavaghan and Wally Parker in the four by one hundred metres relay. SASO department won the Inter-Departmental cup. GSG/DHQ the tug-of-war competition and SASO, the assault course race. As already mentioned tug-of-war are still pulling themselves around BAOR. In recent Rhine Area League 'Pulls' they recorded a second and two thirds. To top their season to date, they recently won the Rhine Area tug-of-war championship. Their obvious hard training and possibly a few propositions from rhe chief coach (RSM Chandler) paid off. Congratulations Photo Sergeant F. W. Voice. Golden Bowler. Our ten pin bowler, SSM Jim McLarty seems to have hit form and has won the RAOC individual high game, high series and the doubles in the RAOC BAOR Championships, the accom- panying photograph shows him with his trophies. Sergeant Frank Voice has also achieved success in winning the RAOC Individual Class C Small Bore Target Rifle Shoot with a score of three hundred and eighty one out of a possible four hundred. SQMS John Last is preparing to go off to Antwerp to in- struct a canoeing course; with the restrictions on travel we do not know whether he will run there or paddle. SSMs Dave Haugh and Pete Bath have left us for Donning- ton and Bicester respectively; we wish them well for the future, 3 Base Ammunition Depot THE last month has passed rather quietly for Bracht. The major winter sporting activities have faded into non-activity. The hallowed rugby pitch is now used for that good old English sport of cricket, much to the disgust of the rugby The Commandants wife Mrs Janie Dodsworth presents the cup for the overall winning team to W 2 Knell after the 3 BAD Athletics Meeting, 62 — |
| Book number | R0250 |