RAOC Gazette - page 80
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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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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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o all who took part, success in the BAOR stage and of course he RAOC (BAOR) Tracers CJarke Meeting, The hoekey team are heading for a bit of glory by reaching ihe final of the DOS BAOR hockey cup. They beat Dulmen two to one afler e\tra time thanks lo two goals by Lance Corporal Taffy Golden. In the semi-final we beat Viersen one nil thanks lo a wonderful return to form by the team's ' father * Captain Jim McGrellis. Scored, Tm told just as the team captain was about to substitute him for a breather! Well done team and we hope to report a win in the final which will be played against Combat Supplies Battalion. Major Robinson and Sergeant Bob Scott both of squash fame, recently took on Sergents Don Robertson and Geoff Edwards both of rugby fame in a gentle jousting competition after a recent Sergeants Mess Regimental Dinner. The rugby men won, but not without a struggle. Again we can report a large turnover of personnel. We have said farewell to: W02 O'Neill (Det Northern Ireland), Staff Sergeant Proctor, Sergeants Long and Parker, Corporals Gelling (of beautiful legs fame), McKie, Turner 123 (Det Northern Ireland), Lance Corporals Barlow, Bartlett, Kennedy, Ostick, Riley, Seymour and Private Wild, Welcome to: Staff Sergeant Unsworth, Sergeants Dawkins, Richardson (both re-joining the Army from Commando Forces), Corporal Lowe. Lance Corporals Col ley, Franks, Parsons, Talbot, Wamwright, Privates Day, Murray and Roberts. Congratulations to: Private Hiller ACC and his wife on their recent marriage. To Privates Roberts, Stokes and their wives on the recent births of their son and daughter respectively. Congratulations to WOl Poulter RE, Sergeants Dickson and Robertson, Corporals Edmunds, Gardiner, Goodall, Hill, McDonald and Moiser, Lance Corporals Lloyd and Thompson on their promotions. 4 Petroleum Depot CARS seem to be the in-thing this month. The Chief Clerk has just got himself a new Jap job. Quite a nice looking car, shame about the number plate though! It seems that it should be put into quarantine along with the OCs car which at long last has had the brown spots which keep appearing diagnosed as rust, not measles although Renautls are not yet convinced. The Admin Officer, Captain Barron took delivery of his new Ford Granada Estate on the evening of 21st May, and during the 22nd rumour has it that he managed to run it in and get some work done! While we are on the subject of four wheels, congratulations are in order to Captain Chris Lloyd, Corporals Pete Stankovic and Percy Hulse and Lance Corporal Rickie Stevens on the Munster Road Safety Competition: third- StafT Sergeant Geordie Symons is now back again looking tanned and fat after his holiday in the South of France, He says he isn't going again because of all the lovely sights he saw on the beaches. Courses seem to be one of the main pastimes at present and congratulations are extended to WOl Mick McCabe who has recently passed an Elementary Helmsman Course. Rumour has it that he is trying to change his coming commission into a Naval one. Corporal Davey has successfully passed a Basic German Course, Sergeant Gray passed his Introductory German and Corporal Waters his MTI Course. Private Cliffe passed his driving test, hooray, one more for the duty drivers roster. Sergeant Price is walking round asking if it was really worth the drive to Wembley to watch England lose against Scotland, some people never do learn da they? The Thousands of saplings that were planted to replace the trees that were felled are now all showing signs of life and there are lots of little leaves all over the place. There are no new arrivals in the unit this month, but Corporal Almond has left for Colchester and Corporal Patterson leaves at the end of the month to spend his last few months in UK before attempting the rigours of civilian life. 15 Ordnance Croup HEADQUARTERS. Conductor Johnston and Sergeant Power combined with SSM McLarty and Mr Martin of NAAFI Car Sales Rheindahlen, to form a team in an Association Football Sports Quiz sponsored by Rothmans and held in the Marl- borough Club in Rheindahlen. Six teams com]>eted and our entrants were successful in winning the competition. There is no truth in the scurillous rumour currently in circulation that the victory had some connection with the fact that Mr Johnston Soccer quiz winners. organised the event! Featured in the photograph are:—Front row Sergeant Power, Mr Martin, Conductor Johnston, SSM Mc- Larly. Rear row Richard Astbury of BFBS and Mr Geoff Hurst, ex-West Ham and England footballer. Sporting activity within this small Headquarters is not restricted merely to attendance at a quiz. During the lunch time of each working day we are treated to the sight of most of our relative elderly members running in the local stad wald T and can any other five men tug-of-war team exceed the combined age of one hundred and ninety eight years of our com- petitors in the Ordnance Depot Viersen sports? Despite their handicap of anno domini they succeeded in reaching the final and were only defeated by Stores Group in a hard fought struggle, Finally congratulations are due to SSM Marshall on the * grant of that acting rank. ORDNANCE DEPOT VIERSEN. This month has been especially notable for having no official visits and our prowess for extra mural activities has come to the fore. Our nocturnal athletes competed in the third RAOC BAOR ten-pin bowling championships and came first and second in the doubles cham- pionship with the 'Chief 1 SQMS Bill Cowell and SSM Jim McLarty of MSU being overall victors with one thousand five hundred and fifty six points and Staff Sergeant Bill Allen who with his substitute, in real life permanent partner, Mrs Vanessa Allen as runners-up with one thousand four hundred and thirty five points. The shooting team continues on its steady way by competing in the Rhine Area skill-at-arms meeting, winning the team Minor Units Pistol Trophy and qualifying to represent this area at Bis ley by virtue of good all round performances with six of the team of eight being in the top forty in the SLR and all the SMG and pistol team members in the top twenty four places of each weapon. The hockey team beat the RAOC Wulfen team convincingly six goals to one in the quarter final of the DOS BAOR Cup but unfortunately lost one goal to nil in the semi-final to our arch rivals at Bracht. On the football side SSM Welsh, who must be congratulated on his well deserved promotion, continues to coach and play for the Corps BAOR Team. Cricket has started on the victorious note of last season with a seven wickeL win over AFCENT in which Private East ACC took five wickets for eighteen and SQMS Reifer scored thirty one runs. SQMS Reifer is also representing the Corps in this sport. We have also held our annual athletics meeting in which there were some tremendous efforts notably Corporal 'Whinny 1 Allen who won one hundred, two hundred and four hundred metres individual and one hundred and two hundred metres relay team medals. Departures this month must take special mention of Mrs Marnie Simms our SSAFA Nursing Sister who departs for U K and with her goes our gratitude for the sterling work she has performed on behalf of the unit and its personnel. Other departures are SSMs Pete Bath and Dave Haugh, Sergeants Alec Cumming and Dai Wood and Corporals Terry Leefarr and Phil Ritchie. We welcome SQMSs Pete Yearsley and Kel Adamson, Staff Sergeant Mick Stewart, Sergeant Alan Davidson, and Corporals Cliff Skingley and Pete Elstub. |
| Book number | R0250 |