RAOC Gazette - page 120
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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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, ..I' the Western Isles). Before he disappeared though, he i potted sports competition, it involved ail the Sub-Depots t -what with the barbecue and the hospitality of the K.MSC od time was had by all. Well done Headquarters Section ;, ;; .vinning the competition. Our farewells go to W02 Laverton, Sergeant Harding ACC, Corporals Watson and Strang, Lance Corporals Spence and Stokes RPC and Private Wood RPC Welcome to Sergeant Clarke ACC, Lance Corporal Wakefield and Private Lynch R P C The Ammo Sub-Depot would like to welcome Lance Corporal Wyatt transferred to them frqm Kinnegar, congratulations on his recent promotion, not forgetting Lance Corporal Holmes who was also promoted recently, welt done. To finish; 21C Ammo Sub-Depot W02 Frank Leggott, has . -lly given up on Ireland's weather and invested in an Ark, JK assures me that by the time he's extended the cabin and buLight an outboard motor for it, it will float, no doubt we shall hear more about this later. Army Air Corps 2 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT UNIT OUR most outstanding success recently has been the winning of the Dove Trophy for a march and weapons handling com- petition during the ARU. S02 Aviation (Supplies), staged a very successful * Ord Air * conference when most of the FAACOs in BAOR con- gregated in Detmold along with some of our own unit personnel to discuss pro- cedures in the aviation world. This was followed in the evening by a dinner held in the Sergeants Mess 71 Accommodation Work- shop when we were pleased to. welcome Brigadier Skinner and t: 01 Ord (Air) Lieutenant Colonel Mars den as our guests. '•his was a very successful get-together and from the letters of praise WO I Beaton has received, it would appear that everyone enjoyed themselves. The winning team with the Dove Trophy. Most unit personnel have managed to get some leave in and on the courses front, Lance Corporals Beverley, Bellamy- Wood and Privates Picot and Adams acquitted themselves very well on the RAF Supply Controllers course. Corporal Cass also managed to fox the instructors on his RPC1 course and was awarded his certificate. The unit entered a shooting team in the RAOC BAOR shoot in an attempt to retain the Stores Section Trophy which we won last year. Although this was not to be, the members of the team acquitted themselves very well, despite the OC admonishing Sergeant Welsh for having his rifle sights twisted. 'A good soldier should always check his sights*' Pretty good until his own pistol sight fell off completely! The good fairies have been on the go and one morning Corporals Morrall and Green and Lance Corporals Legge •:md Bell amy-Wood found new rank badges under their pillows. Congratulations to them all. We have receipted into the unit Lance Corporal Yardley, Privates. Goddard, Joyce and Williams. AVIATION (SUPPLIES). The Headquarters have moved to plusher surroundings within Ripon Barracks, and what fun we had moving all the furniture across in torrential rain. Corporal Bowser has returned from 3 BAD having success- fully completed his RPC I course. The S02 Aviation (Supplies) has been flitting around BAOR on various exercises and is now back in the office for a short spell before going off to Norway. On his return from Norway he will be changing his beret for a real one (delete aircraft insert food). Headquarters Scotland NEXT month sees a number of changes with Major Bickneil and Major Roynon- Jones moving on to pastures new. Their replacements are Major Schreuder and Major Powell Lieutenant Lovat Brownlee is also to join us for a short spell prior to leaving the Army. He is to be attached to Head- quarters Lowlands to assist in running the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. •fa We were pleased to welcome Major Gary Miller United States Army, who came up for a 'rest * from DSCS to play some golf and do some fishing; very successful tool as he retrieved a one pounder Sea Trout in fifteen minutes flat from the River Almond. A feat which a previous scribe to THE GAZETTE never achieved in a Three Year Tour at Headquarters Scotland. In G Branch W 2 Coe has taken over from WOl Johnson as Superintending Clerk. In the Recruiting and Liaison Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Ian Lauder takes over a vacant Retired Officers Post, His arrival brings our Corps representation in Headquarters Scot- land up to soccer team dimensions. STORES SECTION RA RANGE HEBRIDES MEDIC was the cry of the month. Corporal Trent found him- self in Daliburgh Hospital minus his appendix, and Lance Corporal J arm an decided that a broken foot was preferred, and so hopped off on leave. His limp rather upset his fiancee! With Private Dewar on leave our two senior supply clerks Staff Sergeant Robinson and Sergeant Coom were seen feverishly scratching their heads in an inane attempt to recall supercession codes and the number of devious facets to the DPPC card. The pile of DPPCs eventually made a fine foot rest for Lance Corporal Jarman on his return from leave. BFT training is in the air, and Lance Corporal Pickup can be seen flashing round the circuit, the sun glinting from his receding brow. Not to be outdone our new Senior Supply Specialist Staff Sergeant Bob Chick decided to train every morn- ing, slipped, tore a tendon and now hobbles to work, sorry about the accident Bob but here's hoping that you, and Mary enjoy your tour in Benbecula, and that M and RO keep their promise by following with Hong Kong, it's the next one on the list; Hebrides, Hong Kong. Get it? Captain Slade having returned from the terrors of the OOs course is now a firm believer in maximising the cube, what- ever that is, and is out regularly, training for his Commando course; twelve mile run is nothing to him now, except an awfully long way with no pubs in between. Now onto the infrequent but nevertheless sad part of this months notes, we say a fond farewell to W 2 John Robson his wife Sylvia, Staff Sergeant Ken Ray and wife Nancy who both go to Hong Kong, (don't forget the shirts!) and wish them all the best and hope that they enjoy their tour—as if they couldn't after the Hebrides, PS. We haven't forgotten Corporal Byrne, so long as St Kilda's there so will Corporal Byrne. SATO RA RANGE HEBRIDES WITH the plans going ahead to set up FAD St Kilda Major Gordon has been paying continual visits to the island. At the present time we understand he is the only member of the SATO staff to volunteer for the posting. Back on the big island we are all thinking Lance as the annual camp gets into full swing. The practicing unit gave us the usual chat on the equipment and hope Sergeant Dave Oakley will not put any of their vehicles in workshops like last year. The SATO Light Air Defence Detachment have been busy classifying on the .50 Browning. Fine, experienced shooting gave the expected results, once we learned how to use the thing. Sergeant Bob Charlton has returned from Portsmouth after successfully completing his competent persons course, al- |
| Book number | R0250 |