RAOC Gazette - page 196
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
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I NOES IN A R M Y ORGANISATION AND TITLES ecntly announced decision to reorganise the British Army ,'i Rhine's 1st British Corps, which involves the relocation : , ..'divisional headquarters to the UK and a strengthening of I * three other armoured divisions, has in turn led to the need , r changes lo strengthen the Army's k one-star,' Brigadier level, ^minand structure in the UK. Headquarters 2nd Armoured Division, currently at Lubbecke. Vest Germany, will on moving to York, amalgamate with jUtkiuarters North East District and will have the dual role of a L'rici and divisional headquarters. As Headquarters 2nd ,- ry Division it will command three infantry brigades; one 1 • - brigade, currently 5 Field Force, and two new brigades .' .] J n g primarily of Territorial Army units whose role in iiiK of tension of war will be the reinforcement of BAOR. The two new brigade headquarters will be raised on 1st January next year to command the Territorial Army Units most >f which already exist and merely have to be grouped together they are;—Headquarters 15 Infantry Brigade at Topcliffe, Yorkshire and Headquarters 49 Infantry Brigade at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire. At the same time, to strengthen the command and control ..-•:•-jements in South East District, a new brigade head- i" :rs, Headquarters 2nd Infantry Brigade, will be formed at *.;u . itcliffe, Kent. It will be based on the existing ShomclifTe/ thwer Garrison Headquarters. The two one-star headquarters in Scotland, Headquarters Highland Area and Headquarters Low- land Area, will also be retitled Headquarters 51 Highland Brigade and Headquarters 52 Lowland Brigade respectively. On the same date to complete the readoption of the title • brigade,' a process which was started at the beginning of this year when Task Force Headquarters were retitled ' Brigade Headquarters' in, BAOR, the Field Force formations will be : • ed * brigades*:—5 Field Force will become 24 Infantry ade: 6 Field Force will become 1 Tnfantry Brigade; 7 Field K»iwe will become 19 Infantry Brigade; 8 Field Force will be- come 5 Infantry Brigade. The following Arms Groups will also be retitled:—23 Artillery Group will become 23 Artillery Brigade; 29 Engineer Group will become 29 Engineer Brigade; 30 Engineer Group will become 30 Engineer Brigade; 2 Signal Group will become 2 Signal Brigade; 11 Signal Group will become 11 Signal Brigade; 12 Signal Group will become 12 Signal Brigade. The manpower needed to establish the three new brigade . Iquarters will be found within the United Kingdom Land ; < ccs* existing resources and without affecting targets on man- power saving. STATUE OF LORD MOUNTBATTEN A STATUE of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma is to be erected at the Horse Guards Parade looking towards the Old Admiralty. The project will cost about £100,000, including a design : petition among leading sculptors and a fund for maintenance. i^.e costs are to be met from public subscriptions with any sur- plus going to the Mountbatten Trust for assisting the Handi- capped and the United World Colleges. Lord Mountbatten's statue will not be far from the only other full length statues of admirals in central London— Nelson in Trafalgar Square and Raleigh outside the Ministry of Defence. Appropriately, since Earl Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India, the statue will also be quite close to that of I.Td Give of India, The site chosen is on the grass on the wning Street steps side of Horse Guards Parade, The statue i show Lord Mountbatten in naval uniform. Lord Mountbatten is remembered for his long career in the Royal Navy, especially commanding a destroyer flotilla early in World War II, his contribution to final victory as Chief-of- Combined Operations and later Supreme Allied Commander in South East Asia, his services as First Sea Lord and then Chief of the Defence Staff and his statesmanship as the last Viceroy on India. He was one of the most respected figures of recent times in Britain and b e y o n d and it is expected that there will b very many donations to the statue fund. All donations will be acknowledged. They should be sent Rear Admiral L. W. Townsend. CBE, Mountbatten Statue • and, Old Admiralty Building (Room NC7), London SW1A 2BE. The names of all contributors will be recorded in a special memorial book to be presented to the Mountbatlen family. PRESENTATION TO SPAHTIKKRHILFE A TRIO of Ordnance Services Berlin wives handed over a cheque for DM1.200 (£266) to Herr Michael Gropper, Super- visor of the Spastikerhilfc,Charlottenburg, Berlin recently. The trio were Mrs Johni van Orion, wife of the Commander Supply, Lieutenant Colonel C. E. van Orton, Mrs Dorothy Page, wife of Major Brian Page and Mrs Lillian Cowtishaw, the wife of Staff Sergeant Al Cowlishaw. The money was raised as a result of a Sponsored Walk by the 1st Charlottenburg and 3rd Spandau Brownies. Mrs Page and Mrs Cowlishaw, the respective Brown Owls, brought along representatives of their Packs for the presentation. Mrs Johni van Orton, Mrs Dorothy Page and Mrs Lillian Cowlishaw, wives of Ordnance Services Berlin personnel, after the presentation of the cheque to the Supervisor of the Spastikerhilfe, Charlotten- burg, Berlin. The DM1,200 is being used to pay for a special bicycle for use by the handicapped children in the Spastikerhilfe. The bicycle has already arrived and one of the handicapped children showed the Brownies how she could ride it. RAOC OFFICERS COCKTAIL PARTY CLUB 1981 A COCKTAIL PARTY will be held at the Headquarters RAOC Officers Mess at Deepcut from 1830 hours to 2030 hours on Thursday 19th November 1981. This invitation is extended to serving officers of the Regular and Reserve Army and their ladies and to retired officers who are members of the Officers Club and their ladies. A number of Corps Guests are also to be invited. The cost of tickets will be £2.00 per person. Due to staff and space limitations the numbers will have to be restricted to three hundred and bids to attend will be accepted on the basis of first come first served. Applications to attend the Cocktail Party should be made in writing by 6th November to the RAOC Secretariat, Deepcut, Caniberley, Surrey GUI6 6RW, together with a cheque payable to the RAOC Officers Club. |
| Book number | R0250 |