RAOC Gazette - page 169
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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1 Ammunition Inspection and Disposal Unit WOl Maurice Cuthbert recently received yet another hat of office, that of village postmaster, when he purchased the vil] air i shop plus post office at Cargo. * Captain Steve Emerson and his family have recently returned from their two weeks holiday in Spain, and despite the coM wet weather we are experiencing, insists that shirt sleeve order is the correct form of dress. A decision which has nothing what- ever to do with the splendid suntan he is sporting. We welcome WOl Keven Callaghan and family who have joined us from ATO Liverpool for their remaining days of service life, and wish them a pleasant stay. SINCE our last entry most of SATO East's time has been taken up with Royal commitments. The Queen's Birthday Parade followed by the preparations for the Royal Wedding has left liltle time for other pleasures, the exception being ATO Hounslow, For reasons unknown to many, ATO Hounslow has issued a warning order to his detachment that his name should not be connected with ' stray coca cola grenades.' Captain Boyd, we respect your wishes. Congratulations to Lance Corporal Bas Ennelfs GOCs Com- mendation and Staff Sergeant Nick Nicholson's Mentioned in Despatches. SATO West can breath easier now that his staff have had their third traffic accident. SATO West's car was attacked by another car. The other driver when asked why he had not stopped commented " my foot slipped off the brake.'* W02 Boscott obeyed the law and stopped at the red lights only to be shunted from behind for his troubles. Finally in this group of three, a certain Sergeant now knows he cannot cut corners into the garage without damaging Ford Transits. During the interim periods SATO West has been preparing for Exercise Cider Nightmare, the Royal show at Stoneleigh and providing cover for visits from various members of the Royal family. It was during one of these periods, no doubt practising for things to come, that Lance Corporal Meadows hurt his back whilst working 1 We wish him a speedy recovery. The opening of the Humber bridge has been the high spot of the month for SATO North followed very closely by WOl Dave Greenaway's leave. He always complains that he doesn't have time for any. ATO Liverpool is packing his bags for an exercise in Australia and SQMS Kevin Callaghan is packing his bags to move in the opposite direction, but only as far as CAD Longtown. Congratulations are in order for Mick Newsome on his promotion to Sergeant and to Corporal and Mrs Islam on the birth of their baby daughter (Mouriem). The cricket team were eventualy defeated in the DGOS Cup semi-final by 10 Ordnance Support Battalion. We had defeated 6 Field Force Company and COD Bicester in the preceeding rounds but fell to the eventual winners. Stop Press. Congratulations to the following: Staff Sergeant M, Nicholson, the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct and Corporal Bon sail's GOCs Commendation for Brave Con- duct; these awards are in recognition for work carried out at Hook in January when dealing with a large quantity of danger- ous self igniting phosphorus grenades. Finally, Mr Arthur Watts of SATO East has just been awarded the Imperial Service Medal. Central Ammunition Depot Petroleum Centre THE Petroleum Centre was visited by the QMG, General Sir Richard Worsley, H e was given a tour of the Depot, training in- stallations and Petroleum Laboratory. Hi s tour included a demonstration of fire fighting by our resident Army Fire Brigade. The QMG was pleased to present the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Staff Sergeant Mick Smelt one of our instructors in the School of Petroleum. The QM, Major Sid Pincher had a trip to BAOR recently to shoot for UKLF. He also shot for the Army ' B ' Team. He didn't bring back any prizes but came back smiling, so he obviously enjoyed himself. The CQMS Staff Sergeant Paddy Harkin, due to leave the service soon, is brushing up his Arabic as he hopes to get a job there. The CSM says that Paddy should remember some from when he served with Lawrence 1 Is he really that old? Major Ron Medley our Depot OC assisted by Sergeant Dave Mould have constructed a hideous device of torture on the sports field. They call it a Trimm Dich It looks like some- thing between an Assault course and circuit training. The CSM keeps threatening to try it, he's looked at it twice but keeps shaking his head. We hope to have it in commission for a Super- stars competition at our gala day in the near future, We had an unusual visit last week from two Botanists. They came to inspect the flora of the Depot. We will have to stop pulling weeds in case they are protected species! We welcome to the unit Corporal Patterson and Privates Farley, Harrow, Brown and Wilson. We say farewell to Privates White, Sandling, Fensome. Bayliss, Kennedy, Tomlinson and Wilson. Longtown YOUR correspondent tenders his apologies for the lack of newsletters in last months GAZETTE, This was due to circum- stances beyond his control, in that he was rudely awakened, removed from behind his desk, and thrust into an exercise location with other members of 421 EOD Company from both Long- town and Kineton. Talk about roughing it! Leaving Longtown drenched in rain, and arriving in Cyprus for two and a half weeks at the begin- ning of their hot season is something no other man should be made to suffer (so I'll go again next year!). Rest assured that it wasn't all sunbathing and swimming, there was an intense period of exercise to ensure the EOD teams had plenty of opportunity to practice their skills. Captain Dick Gill (ATO) also had time away from his desk on exercise with 48 Company at far away exotic Swynnerton! In between reminiscing with Captain Fred Moughton (CAD Kine- ton) of their days together as Corporals, time was found to fit in the exercise tasks. Corporals Kevin Cronin and Bob Gannon also found time to fit an exercise into their already very full diaries during the month. They acted as No. 2's on the Saton 6 licensing exercise held at RAF Burtonwood for a week. Reports from SATO North were full of praise for their efforts, so the SAT has awarded them minus one week's extras! (Provided the bill of £21 for fuel obtained from a motorway service area is satis- factorily cleared up). Corporal Bob Gannon is also to be congratulated on his award of the McArthur Cup, given annually to the best student to pass through the Army School of Ammunition. To receive it he had to interrupt his driving course at Leconsfield, but we are pleased to say this did not impair his ability to return to the Unit with the modem equivalent of a * Pink Slip/ Photo G. K. Gillberry. General Sir Richard Worsley the Quarter-Master-General poses with the Smelt family in the Petroleum Centre Sergeants Mess following the presentation of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Staff Sergeant Smelt. Central Vehicle Depot HEADQUARTERS THE activities of the last month are very well covered by various depot articles so the only function that remains, worthy of a special mention is the Officers Mess Cocktail Party. 140 |
| Book number | R0250 |