RAOC Gazette - page 16
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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 | 1978 |
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| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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of its formation to the point when it commenced restructuring in the armoured role. It is an impressive story. Copies of the book may be purchased by past and prestm members, and friends and associates of the 3rd Division, at the privileged price of £3.50. Orders should be addressed to: — Headquarters 3rd Armoured Division, British Forces Post Office 106, adding 60p for postage to addresses outside BAOR. FORTY Corporal Richardson gets to grips with his class, The exercise ended on a gratifying note with a five and a quarter mile downhill ski run by members of the Battalion starting at the summit of Mount Cairngorm and ending at the camp site in Glenmorc Forest. Regrettably Bicester seems a very dull place now; never mind, another eleven months and we can do-it again—please?? YEARS ON VISITING Officers and those who have served in Hong Kong will already know how much we value the services of our locally employed Chinese staff, At the beginning of the year we said goodbye to the last remaining member of the old Barrack Services RASC staff who had served continuously since 1937 apart from an enforced break from December 1941 to 1945 during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. Mr Cheung Chiu Shun originally joined Barrack Services as a clerk in the Barrack Store in Queensway on Hong Kong island and can be seen in the back row of the accompanying photo- graph, he is the second from the left. The photograph was taken about 1938. Mr Cheung was promoted to Barrack Inventory Accountant in July 1946 and was employed as the Barrack Store Accountant from 1955 until his recent retirement. After numerous moves over the years he said farewell to the Service where he started—> at the Accommodation Store, Queensway. Hang Kong 1938. Tilling's Angels and the Bionic woman. Bicester W R A C team before the ladies championship race, Left to right: Sergeant Furtiess, Second Lieutenant Paxton, Corporal O 1 Co tin ell, Lance Corporal Green, Private McCammont. IRON DIVISION 3RD ARMOURED DIVISION have recently brought out an excellent hardback on the Division, written by Robin McNish. Titled " Iron Division " it is a good buy at its ' no-profit' price, Formed by Wellington in Portugal in 1809, the 3rd Division played a leading part in the battles of the Peninsular War. In 1815 it bore the brunt of Napoleon's attacks at Waterloo, and in the Crimea and South Africa, shared reverses and frustrations with the rest of the British forces engaged, The 3rd Division fought with distinction as an infantry division in 4 the World Wars of the twentieth century, earning the nickname Iron Division' in 1916, and assaulting Hitler's Atlantic Wall on D-Day ? 1944. In postwar years, in close cooperation, with 38 Group Royal Air Force, the Division has formed the United Kingdom's airportable Strategic Reserve, despatching troops for operations in all parts of the world from Borneo to Ulster. Having been reformed in BAOR as 3rd Armoured Division on 1st January 1978, the Division is now stationed on the Continent as part of Britain's contribution to NATO Alliance. By using personal accounts wherever possible, this new books tells how the Division and its soldiers have fared in success and adversity, in war and turbulent peace, from the time m RAOC OFFICERS CL-TJB GARDEN PARTY 19T8 THE GARDEN PARTY will be held at Headquarters RAOC Officers Mess on Saturday 8th July 1978. The Mess Bar will open at 12.15 pm and drinks will be available against payment in cash. For those requiring it, a buffet luncheon will be served from 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm. The Garden Party will start at 2.30 pm and end at 6.30 pm and a Corps cricket match will be played during the afternoon. Afternoon tea will be served in the Mess between 4.00 pm and 5.00 pm. The RAOC Staff Band will beat retreat at 6.15 pm. Lunch £1.50 Children under twelve £1 Tea £1 Children under twelve .... 75p. |
| Book number | R0247 |