RAOC Gazette - page 102
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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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QUITE A MONTH ' RAL SIR MICHAEL GOW Commander Northern Army ;> -C-in-C BAOR presents his Superintending Clerk with inductors badge at the start of an eventful month during cli he was not only elevated to Conductor * the senior ointment for soldiers in the entire Army * (the quote is from Commander Northag) but the following week was short- ;d for a Commission in RAOC and awarded the MBE in Birthday Honours List. Photo Monty Montgomery. On the mountain marathon. WOl Moore is planning to take a team to Cyprus later in the year to compete in the Cyprus Walkabout. He is certainly be- coming quite a veteran in such events—two Harz, and two Cyprus Walkabouts to his credit. Our picture shows the Dulmen Team in the foreground, second from left WOl Moore, Corporal Tutor and Private Murray. Poaching on the far left is RSM Ian Drew of Viersen. Conductor Ian Birchall MBE, receives his badge. BRING OUT YOUR SWORDS HE Training Centre desperately requires officers swords to plenish their current holdings, which due to the passage of me and constant use, are beginning to show signs of wear. he Pool is maintained to enable officers to attend General ourts Martial, Passing Out Parades, Freedom Parades etc and ?r the training of newly commissioned officers. At todays prices the purchase of new swords would place a extremely heavy burden on Corps Funds which, as you now, are required for many other purposes. It is with this in mind that we appeal to any officer, lortly due to retire or already retired, to consider donating is sword to the Training Centre where it will continue to take i active participation in Corps functions. Officers wishing to make this generous donation to a worthy luse should contact the Adjutant Training Battalion and Depot t Blackdown Barracks, Deepcut. THE HARZ DOUBLE CELEBRATION ON the day that Sergeant ' Geordie * Inskip was informed of his substantive promotion to Sergeant, he was also presented with the Zimbabwe Independence medal by Lieutenant Colonel van Orton* Commander Supply, Ordnance Services Berlin. This double event was celebrated with a glass of champagne in the Colonel's office. Sergeant Inskip, a baker in the Supply Depot, was posted to Berlin in April 1981 following service with 48 Company RAOC. It was whilst he was with 48 Company that Sergeant Inskip was detached to Zimbabwe as part of the monitoring force team * during the run up to the elections. He was employed on local procurement duties. Sergeant Inskip is one of the very few soldiers to qualify for the Zimbabwe medal, which is awarded for service in that country between December 1979 and April 1980. WALKABOUT ONGRATULATIONS to WOl Pat Moore, Corporal Don utor and Private Andy Murray of Dulmen on successfully ompleting the recent two day Harz Orienteering marathon .'ommonly known as the Harz Walkabout) in a creditable time f fourteen and a half hours. The event is held in the Harz Mountains and involved jams of three in walking and running over mountainous and lagged terrain covering a distance of fifty miles plus and reach- ig heights of eight thousand feet. The aim of the competition ; to provide a challenging test of physical endurance, mental lamina and team spirit coupled with routes for each day to ;st competitors' map reading skills. This was very much in vidence by the number of teams retiring as the competition progressed. This is the third year the Harz Walkabout has been held .nd judging by the number of entries (seventy four teams) it is IOW a popular event and firmly established in the BAOR. Spari- ng calendar and likely to become as prestigeous as the famous Cyprus Walkabout. Sergeant ' Geordie * Inskip being presented with his Zimbabwe Independence Medal by Lieutenant Colonel van Orton, Commander Supply, Ordnance Services Berlin. 79 — |
| Book number | R0250 |