RAOC Gazette - page 197
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Colour | No |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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OUR DIRECTOR OF MUSIC CAPTAIN RODNEY J. PARKER FTCL ARCM psm RAOC joined the Wiltshire Regiment in 1957 as a Junior Bandsman. In 1958 he attended the Pupils Course at The Royal Military School of Music, KneLler Hall, and returned to the newly formed Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment in 1959. He served with the Regiment in the UK, Malta and Germany rising to the rank of Sergeant. In 1968 he returned to Kncller Hall for the Band- master Course and in 1970 he was appointed Bandmaster of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers who were stationed at that time in Berlin. During his time as Bandmaster the Regiment served in the UK, Germany and Canada. In 1976 he was appointed as Band- master, The Queens Division where he was responsible for the musical training of the junior bandsmen of the nine bands of the Queens Division. In 1977 he was commissioned as Director of Music, The Prince of Wales's Division and joined the Headquarters staff at Lichfield in StalTordshire, This year he was appointed Director of Music, The Royal Army Ordnance Corps Staff Band, taking over from Major Tom Griffiths. Through Bolts and Bars, Hill and Sea, Last Post and Abide with Me, The National Anthem, The Village Blacksmith. Side Two La Rejouissance. The Thunderer, Tartan Tubas, Alto Mood, The Queen of Sheba Goes to Town, A Birthday Celebration. THE FAR EAST 1919-19B9 THE Imperial War Museum is producing a sound recording of British service personnel who served in the Far East (China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaya) in the inter-war years. The aim is to build up a record, in the voices of the participants, of the various aspects of service life which exist only in the memories of those who served . . . information orj such aspects as training operations and day to day life in this area at this time. We are looking for officers and other ranks of that period who are willing to take part; those selected can be interviewed either at home or at the museum in London. If you can help please send general details of your stations and dates to the Curator RAOC Museum, Blackdown Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey GUI6 6RW for selection by the Imperial War Museum. Names of others you remember serving in this area between the wars would also help so that we can contact them if necessary. CORPS CHRISTMAS CARDS THE Christmas Card for I9S1 is white and portrays, on the front, the Corps badge, in colour, surrounded by a double, line (blue and red) edging. Inside are the words " Greetings and Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year from," The size is five and a quarter inch by four inch. The price will be lOp per card, including the cost of packaging and postage to Units at home and overseas. Orders, together with crossed cheques/postal orders made payable to the RAOC Aid Society, should be sent to the Corps Secretary, RAOC Secretariat, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey GU16 6RW. The profits- made from the sale of these cards will go to the RAOC Aid Society. Captain R. J. Parker, Director of Music Royal Army Ordnance Corps* SOUNDS OF CEREMONY THE new LP/Cassette by the Corps Staff Band is now available and can be ordered as shown below at a cost of £4.95 including posting and package, for UK and BFPO addresses. £5.50 for overseas civilian addresses. The cash price from the Staff Band is £4.50 so if you are passing through the Depot—why not pick up a copy? Now is the time to be thinking of Christmas presents; what could be better than the personalised gift of the music of your own Corps Band. Units may wish to order by bulk and save on postage costs. Why not stock up your PRI Shop—or use them as Unit presentation gifts? The disc, or cassette, is now available from: Record Sales, RAOC Staff Band, Deepcut, Cambertey, Surrey GU16 6RW. Please make cheques payable to RAOC S T A F F BAND F U N D and be sure to stipulate records or cassettes. For further informa- tion please telephone Staff Sergeant Taylor on Aldershot 24431 extension 628 or on Blackdown Military 628. The recording contains the following items: Side One Fanfare—The Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Glorious Victory, Trumpet Piece for a Ceremonial Occasion The Kings Guard, — 162 — > WHY NOT WRITE FOR THE GAZETTE ? THE EDITOR welcomes new contributors, it is your Journal so why not contribute to it? Articles on any subject will be welcomed: sport, adventure, work, experience, humour, fiction—even fantasy. While articles of any length will be considered, the ideal is in the region of 2,000 words. Scripts should be double-spaced type written, though manuscript will be accepted. Pictures should preferably, be black and white but colour prints will do—some slight loss of quality occurs. A reasonable level of controversy is the life-blood of any Journal—it promotes thought and discussion. Security however, is always a consideration and, though the ultimate responsibility rests with the Editor, it should be borne in mind when touching upon possible sensitive subjects. As T H E GAZETTE is principally a magazine the purely technical article should be avoided, though no hard and fast boundary exists. Why not use THE GAZETTE if you have previously written for publication, why not try your hand if you have not. |
| Book number | R0250 |