RAOC Gazette - page 181
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
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Management Course, and we wish Good Luck to both Peter and Sue. His job is to be taken over by Major John Hardcastle who is joining us from the Emerald Isle. was his greatest triumph. The Workshop cricket team carw* tained by the OC and supported by W02 Ryan, Corpora? 1 Norman Baggaley and Lance Corporal Paul Pennant havS reached the Craftsmans Cup semi-final. % Congratulations go this month to; Corporal and Mrs St&W Jackson (a daughter). Corporal and Mrs Pete Boyce (a son) a^S Private and Mrs Ray Gordon (a son). Farewells: Lance Corporal Alan Harrison to COD Don- nington with our best wishes on his forthcoming marriage to the lucky Lance Corporal English; Private Taff Aliffe on his p r ^ motion to B3 Civilian. Welcomes: Privates Astle, Dransfield and Florentino and Lance Corporal Fitzpatrick from Bicester. ORDNANCE BRANCH THE highlight since our last notes has probably been the Ord- nance Support given to the QOH in their attempt to win the Canadian Army Trophy. It should be borne in mind that al- though their final placing was fifth this bears no relation to the magnificent support given by W 2 Gott and his team who worked extremely hard to keep our Main Battle Tank on the go! Whilst on the subject of teams the RAOC Association Annual General Meeting was held in the JRC Elles Barracks. The Meeting was fallowed by a most enjoyable games night which in fact was won by PC and A, led of course by W 2 Gott, Staff Sergeant Ryan of PC and A fame, is getting very excited about the closely approaching birth, and we wish Angie all the best at her very special moment in time, Congratulations are also in order albeit slightly belated to- wards Lance Corporal Paul and Linda Johnson on their recent marriage, we wish them all the happiness in the future. Whilst on the subject of congratulations it is most certainly worthy of a mention that our Second-in-Command Richard Coward has been selected to attend Div 3 at the Staff College— who says all Commandos have nothing up top! Congratulations t o : Staff Sergeant Rab Pender on passing his EPC(A) and QTO Course. Corporal Hall in gaining a distinction in Military Management and EPC and Corporal Bond a Distinction in Communication Skills and EPC. Corporal Doran on passing his RPCL The comings and goings within the Company have been such over the past few weeks that it would take probably too much space within T H E GAZETTE. To all those members of the Company who have recently departed we wish farewell and to (hose recently arrived we wish them a happy and prosperous tour. Before I conclude Staff Sergeant Williams and Sergeant Mont- gomery of Storehouse fame wish all readers to know they are still kicking around. They are at the moment building a cage in which to contain Second Lieutenant Steven Marshall, that is if they ever find out where he actually is; should anyone find Mr Marshall would they please return him to Detmoid. To whom it may concern, W 2 Taff Botrioid has not, as written in the July issue, changed his name or status to * Toff.* He wishes to remain affectionately known as ' Taff'! 5 Field Force Ordnance Company ^^^^^ NO sooner had ^e ^MRte^^^_ r e t u r n e d from the ^HjflfcDL^^H^^^^ rigours of Exercise Iron ^BK%|^^^^^^k^^^_ Band than the 21C was Hflfflf&^^^^^^^^l^h^^ beavering away putting , h e final m a s t e r KJAnF^^^^^^^^^^^^ brakes 80 SUPPLY DEPOT SUMMER and the Exercise period have arrived simultaneously at 80 Supply Depot and Hannover. This however did not deter the Unit getting involved in the Hannover Fete where it success- fully ran an Old Fashioned Coconut Shy and in good Depot tradition sold fruit and veg donated by local merchants, thus raising DM421 for charity. Corporal Pete Stewart and Sergeant Peter Mead both ran the stalls ably assisted by Mrs Stewart and Miss Horsley, for a change we had a dry day, others of the unit involved in the stalls erection and running were Sergeant Taff Roberts and Sergeant Tom Rood. We had a visit from our Comd Sups, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Willis, who made the trip from Herford to present a surprise commendation to our Depot Supt W 2 Terry Stroud. The commendation in question was the Commander British Forces Belize Commendation in recognition for his sterling service whilst on a six month attachment at the Supply Depot in Belize, all joined in the ensuing congratulations and drinks in which WOZ Stroud was toasted for the credit he had brought to the Corps and the Unit He is shortly to leave us on posting to Headquarters North East District where he will assume the appointment of ROWO, all our good wishes go with him and his family for the future. We would also like to welcome Sergeant Tony Robinson who arrived and promptly left for an MHE Course at Bicester! STORES PLATOON 4 ARMOURED WORKSHOP AS the Wetmold summer pours in the activities of the Platoon remain at a high level. Exercise Moris Dance I, the sequel to the Staff College Demo, has passed into Historical Records and VOR statistical returns. Lance Corporal Paul Pennant has been our roving ambassador support FRG's on Soltau, Munster- lager and at Graffenwoehr on the prestigious CAT Shoot. On the home front our contribution to NIRW has com- menced training and under their leader Second Lieutenant Keith Tween, they are lost for normal work (malicious rumour says it's no real loss anyway). On the sportsfield our star Lance Corporal Spike Asplen has been winning pots all over BAOR on the athletics track. His victory in the four hundred metres at the BAOR meeting K o g g b ^ to the annual battle ftp^M^^ camp programme at ^ ^ ^ Vogelsang in the Eifel Mountains. The advance party under Lieutenant Worrall and the- MTO Staff Sergeant Ray Brooks set up shop in Escaut. The first day dawned bright and early with the groans of the first PT session at 0630 hours under the beady eye of Corporal 'Steps* Hussey followed by an introduction to the Assault Course. Unfortunately Private Les Lovatt, who had already tried to miss Vogelsang by missing the coach the previous day, finally succeeded after proving that he was not destined to make the world's first human birdman. Get well soon. The remainder then threw themselves with gusto into numerous lectures. TOETS and briefings interspaced with ranges and sports for the remainder of the two weeks. The NBC Cell from Headquarters 5 Field Force came down with a lorry load of ' goodies * for us to try out and watch* They then planned a little ' infantry T night exercise in full gear—Second Lieutenant Lovegrove still denies that he meant it to go on until 0400 hours but was certain that everyone enjoyed the view from the top of the dam. Corporal Dave Roberts and Private Ray Ferguson took over the running of a mobile canteen and sold over eleven hundred rolls, two hundred doughnuts, six hundred chocolate bars and provided two hundred gallons of tea or jungle juice—the Company's answer to the NAAFI, definitely! The ranges provided everyone the opportunity to try out every type of weapon and to experience the delights of field firing with the SMG and SLR. N o one. least of all Lance Corporal McNairn, can forget the delights of PI with the GSM encouraging the weary with his handful of thunderflashes and realistic war cries or the bulls eye scored by Private Frank Irving with the Company's HEAT round. Staff Sergeant Dave Jamieson, Sergeant Bob Boneham and Lance Corporal Phillips provided excellent instruction with the LMGs and GPMGs across the lake whilst Sergeants Ron and Brian Robertson ran (literally) the CQB for the SMG. Second Lieutenant Phillip and the CSM planned numerous ways to keep us amused during the evenings culminating in a Patrol exercise set deep in the heart of a South American rebel state! The culmination of the camp was a final section com- petition, watched by Commander 5 Field Force, which ended, as we had begun, on the Assault Course. Although the Officers and SNCOs team challenged strongly under the intrepid leader- ship of the AO Lieutenant Worrall, Corporal Roy Rowlands' team consisting of Lance Corporals Robertson and Phillips* Privates Hocking, Haden, Goatcher and Rizvi came first and were presented with Vogelsang beer mugs as prizes. The camp was definitely enjoyed by all who took part and its value was proved in the results of the BFT held the following week with almost a one hundred per cent pass, CQMS Paul Thayre is now gleefullly surveying his almost empty am- muntion store and trying to remember where all the kit was scrounged from. We welcome to the unit Lance Corporal Jim Pow and say goodbye to Corporal Max Towells and family and Corporal ' H ' Riley and family. 87 SUPPLY DEPOT RUMOUR has it that a Captain is arriving this month to become our 2IC, and as we have been without one since October '80, 150 — |
| Book number | R0250 |