RAOC Gazette - page 81
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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 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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to Rheindahlen. A warm welcome is extended to Staff Sergeant Denis-. Endean our new Master Butcher and to Corporal Nigel Eames and his family not forgetting Lance Corporal Taff Gray joining us from Dortmund. STOP PRLSS. Congratulations to W02 Dave Timms and Sergeant Mike Blair for being short listed on the latest pro- motion roll just received. W u l f e n Station 154 FORWARD iA, _ >^Kj5Y AMMUNITION DEPOT BEWARE of Majors bearing gifts! That's first thing I thought of when my boss A ^ U H K came in waving a piece of paper and ^ U ^ B ^ K i saying "Ah Staff, I've got just the thing ^Sj^-LwaHL for you. 1 ' Well here it is, a five minute reac ' i ^ i ^jS^Km * of THE GAZETTE file and Bingo! ^MflQJHf Pm an Instant journalist. Still that's /^KjBMmB^ enough sarcasm far the day. 154 FAD er -4E^^^2iMr ^ a s keen, w e ^ (first ^HNHp^ lesson in journalism: be diplomatic) * ¥rvr which roughly translated means don't tell the truth if it can be avoided. The ASO Major Brian Mills, staged a disaster exercise which involved all the local civil emergency services, and it was er (be diplomatic) educational to say the least. The ATO Depot and the Control Office have undergone a major re-org, it was quite painless and now everything is in its right place. The SAT WOl Arthur Burns was heard to mutter " W h y didrft I think of this a year ago7" A social evening was arranged by the ATO Depot to officially welcome Captain Alan Singer and his wife Tricta. Unfortunately Captain Singer was re-called to attend a court case. The evening went ahead as planned and they were wel- comed in ' spirit' if not in person. A pregnant silence hovers over the ATOs Depot since the publication of the Corps Order, but it will take more than his name on the promotion list to keep Sergeant L Ben ' Bien- kowski quiet. Staying with the ATO Depot, our best wishes for a speedy recovery go to our resident senior ' Feuerwerker* Mick Lann, who is at present in hospital with appendicitis. Photo Sergeant F. W. Voice. DLSA please note, it was only a coincidence he was preparing one hundred and fifty five millimetre for CRP at the time. Major McGuigan and the DGOS with Herr Hans-Wilfi Cerke, the Congratulations go to Corporals Mick Cuthbert and Jim Lilly Burgermeister of Viersen, after the unveiling ceremony, on passing their advanced GW course and to Lance Corporal Thomas on his sub promotion. 89 SUPPLY DEPOT Staff Sergeant ' Scobie ' Kirtley asked for his depot to be - mentioned: "Hello Issues Bay." Our MT, MHE, and Work- THE DGOS recently paid us a visit to unveil our new sign shops also deserve a mention on achieving such a good PRE naming our abode, * St Barbara's Barracks' after thirty years in report: well done lads, keep up the good work. the location without a name. The idea to give us a name came We -welcome Sergeant Bob Elliot and his wife Karen and from the previous OC Major Charles McGuigan (now of 80 say farewell to Sergeant Phill Wool lard and family. Sergeant Supply Depot), shown together with the DGOS and Herr Geordie Fielding and family, and Private Cas Brown. Hans-Willi Gerke the Burgermeister of Viersen. A reception The unit was visited by the Chief of Staff* Major General was held in the 89 Social Club after the event and a very W. R. Taylor recently, the photograph says it all! pleasant occasion it turned out to be. Twenty five per cent of the soldier element of the Unit recently receiving their Long Service and Good Conduct Medals from the Deputy Commander Rhine Area Colonel Robertson who kindly agreed to make the presentation (Mr Editor our apologies for the three photos but we don't usually beg for so much space). Sport continues to flourish within the Depot, our gladiators in football Sergeant Geordie Holliday and Corporal John Long- field and hockey Sergeant Dave Jones, they are playing regularly for 15 Ordnance Depot Teams. Sergeant Dave Jones was a member of 'A' Ten Pin Bowling Team in the RAOC BAOR Championships that attained fifth place. Staff Sergeant Denis Endear* has retrieved his rugby boots from the dustbin to join. Corporal Billy Gairns playing for Viersen Badgers. Sergeant Mike Blair our CC Admin is running well and competed in a twenty five kilometre road race in Rheindahlen as a member of 15 Ordnance Depots team, keep running Mike. Congratulations must go to Sergeant Dick Watson (CQMS) on winning the RAOC BAOR SMG individual trophy at Sennelager earlier this month. The team members were W02 Dave Timms, Sergeant Dick Watson, Corporals Jim Eccleson and John Longfield who shot very well and are better for the experience. W02 Dave Timms was a member of 15 Ord- nance Depot Small Bore Target Rifle team that won the Corporal Crimsley studies the rear of a Swingfire missile Rhine Area shoulder to shoulder final and came second by one while Sergeant Bienkowski convinces General Taylor that it point in the Winter League. Congratulations. really does work. Sergeant Peacocke is trying to remember if he's Finally farewell to Staff Sergeant Tommy Kelly (out t o forgotten to turn off the test equipment. grass) and Lance Corporal Barrie Stephenson down the road * — 64 — ,ne |
| Book number | R0250 |