RAOC Gazette - page 155
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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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$: MARATHON MEN WITHIN two weeks of each other, the two top RAOC (BAOR) distance runners. Stall" Sergeant Pete Marsh of ICP Vierseu and Sergeant Colin Whittington of AMIS, Headquarters BAOR both turned in army standard marathon times. The first was by Staff Sergeant Pele Marsh when he won the Moenchenglatf, bach Stadt Marathon Championships in two hours twenty eight minutes. This feat was made more incredible because his train- ing was curtailed for the previous seven weeks due to injury. Thi g time gives Star! Sergeant Marsh certain selection for the Army Squad to run in the New York Marathon later this year. The second was by Sergeant Colin Whittington running his first marathon at the Dutch International Marathon Champion- ships in Enschede. The weather was not kind and stayed at seventy degrees for most of the race. The first half took just over CORPS SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS one hour fifteen minutes and twenty miles was reached in one THE Championships will take place at Deepcut on 14th, 15th hour fifty five minutes. Due to weather conditions Sergeant and 16th October 1981, Team and individual entry forms may Whittington slowed slightly over the last few miles to come be obtained from Major B, JL Brett RAOC, Headquarters South in at two hours thirty seven minutes, a first class performance oq East District, Steele's Road, Aldershot, Hants GUI I 2DP. Tele- his marathon debut. Sergeant Whittington finished thirty eighth phone Aldershot Military Extension 2240. out of six hundred starters and this time ranks him in the top sixteen in the Army and puts him in with a very good chance of selection for the Army Squad to run in New York. Sergeant Whittington, having just turned twenty four years of age is THE HISTORY OF without a doubt one of the athletes of the future and has run a RUGBY IN THE ARMY fifteen minute thirty three seconds five thousand metres and a one hour forty seven minutes thirty kilometres this season and IN mid 1982 the Army Rugby Union is to publish the ' History is looking forward to establishing himself in cross-country this of Rugby in the Army.' It will cover the game at Unit, Corps winter- and Army levels and recount some of the notable matches and Corporal Reg Black of Supply Directorate, Headquarters personalities in Army Cup, Inter Corps, Territorial Army and BAOR, also ran at Enschede and returned a personal best of Inter Service Championship matches from 1878, the first recorded two hours forty three minutes and is looking good for going year of the game being played in the Army. It will make under two hours forty minutes given the right conditions. fascinating reading with several pages of illustrations. The author is a knowledgeable Rugby Historian and the book will be attractively bound and contain some three hundred COUNTY GOLF and fifty pages. It will cost service readers some £6 which will HAMPSHIRE, aided by our Corporal Ian Gray, beat County be twenty five per cent below publication price. Champions Surrey, to keep the County title (South) within their Orders should be sent in writing, NO MONEY AT THIS grasp. STAGE, to Chairman ARU History Committee, Headquarters, Corporal Gray won four and three in the morning and by Director of Army Pioneers and Labour, Portway, MonxtDn Road, 4 a dogs licence' seven and six, in the afternoon. The final Andover, Hants SP11 8HT. match of the area championship is against Kent, CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING J£ottteg THE 1982 Corps Cross Country Championships will be held at Deepcut at 1500 hours on Thursday, 21st January 1982. Details oE entry forms are being circulated to Commands and Units who would normally be expected to enter. The meeting secretary is Major M. J. Bryant, School of Ordnance, to whom enquiries may be forwarded. {Continued from page 127,) WHERE ARE YOU NOW PRIVATE G, H. WAITERS has written to say that he has beea trying to trace his old comrades who were with ADOS 46th Division from 1941 to 1945. He would be grateful if they would contact him at 89 Rookwood Avenue, Leeds. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CORPS FIXTURES—1981/82 SEASON RAOC Fixtures for the 1981/82 RAOCvRSigs RAOCvRE RAOCvRAPC RAOCvRA RAOCvRCT RAOC v London DistAFA RAOCvRAMC RAOCvACC RAOCvREME RAOC v RAF (London League) MR E. A. CRISP of 30, Monument Avenue, Wollescote. Stour- bridge, West Midlands DY9 8XS, is interested in locating ex- members of 149 Division, Ordnance Sub Park which was formed in 1943 and took part in the Normandy landings, season are as follows: — 230ct 81 Catterick 6Nov81 Aldershot 13 Nov 81 Worthy Down 27Nov81 Donnington 11 Dec 81 Donnington 12 Mar 82 Bicester 26 Mar 82 Aldershot 16Apr 82 Bicester 23 Apr 82 Bordon 7 May 82 Bicester REUNION IN PROSPECT WOULD those from Ardennes Platoon at the RAOC Ap- prentices College in 1973 (Sep)—1979 (Dec), please contact Private Fox on Devizes Mil ext 418 or Private Gamble on Don- nington Mil ext 351 as soon as possible. VACANCY RAOC WALL PLAQUES AN improved version of the RAOC' Shield will be available from the Secretariat towards the end of September. It will comprise a centre metal crest with metal scroll (Royal Army Ordnance Corps) mounted on a polished teakwood base back- ing (size seven inch by six inch)- This is a particularly good looking shield which, including postage, will retail at about £4.50. A firm price will be given after receipt of the consign- ment Orders with cheque, as apprepriate, for single shields or in bulk to: RAOC Secretariat, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey GU16 6RW. WAREHOUSE MANAGER A VACANCY exists now for a Warehouse Manager in NW London. Would suit senior rank with recent Depot experience. Salary £7,600 pa approx. Company car, contributory pension scheme. Further details from Mr Alan Rice on 01-961 5252. BEACHLEY OLI3 BOYS ASSOCIATION THE Annual Reunion of the Beachley to be held in the Army Apprentices Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday Information from the Honorary College, Chepstow, Gwent NP6 7YG. 128 — Old Boys Association is College, Chepstow, on 20th September 1981. Secretary, BOBA, AA |
| Book number | R0250 |