RAOC Gazette - page 39
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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The Antwerp Depot Hockey Team left to right; Lieutenant Colonel Broome, W 2 Dring, W 2 Bawen, Staff Sergeant Boyne, Staff Sergeant Rowland, W O l Anderson, Staff Sergeant Spicer, Corporal Baker, Colonel Simpson (Commander BFA). WOl Chcetham, Corporal Kilby, Corporal Revel, Staff Sergeant Lamb, W O l Whitaker, Sergeant Farrell. VEHICLE SUB-DEPOT MOENCHENGLADBACH PRIDE of place this month must go to the Unit hockey team who fought their way to the BAOR (Minor Units) final, and in a hard fought battle against the current holders, 4 Task Force and Signal Squadron, were beaten five to two. Special mention must be made of goalkeeper Corporal John McMullen who played with a pain killing injection, and but for whose heroism and reflexes, the score may have been more. A small band of ten-pin bowlers recently popped over to UK for the Eleventh Army Ten-Pin Bowling Championships. Although they were unplaced, the experience put them in good stead for the BAOR competition, where, although Messrs Brierley, McMonagle, Holmes, Cradleton, Catchpole and Clowes were not amongst the silver, the team proved to be a much happier one than all the others competing, not so much due to the skill of individuals, but for the comradeship, understanding and the knowledge that it was always someone else's turn for the beer! Staff Sergeant Stan Richmond REME, and his partner Staff Sergeant Ivy from the Wiliich Workshop were unsuccessful in their bid for selection for the Great Britain Canoe Team. They finished in sixth place in the trials which were held in Wales, but with training every evening and weekend they have their sights set on the 1981 World Canoe Championships. 15 Composite Ordnance Depot STORES SUB-DEPOT VIERSEN THE Badgers are coming to the end of a very successful rugger season. To date they have played thirty three games, won twenty five, lost seven and drawn one, won the Rhine Area Minor Units Championship, been finalists in the BAOR Cham- pionships and have scored five hundred and eighty four points with two hundred and eighty five against. RSM Black, Sergeant Sott and Corporal Bertram have also represented the Corps. The badminton team came second in their zone league and as a result have a ' play-off' against Headquarters BAOR to see who meets the other zone finalist. On the hockey pitch all Units in the Viersen complex com- bined with our Vehicle Sub-Depot cousins under the title of Headquarters 15 Composite Ordnance Depot and were runners up to Stores Sub-Depot Dulmen in the DOS BAOR Hockey Cup. Staff Sergeant Stan Richmond of the Workshop and his partner negotiating the hazardous white waters of Cravenbroich. Photo Staff Sergeant Kimpton. The 15 COD Hockey Team left to right: Sergeant Hart, Sergeant W-VMJS, Staff Sergeant Reynolds, Corporal Millarship, Corporal C Jy f W O l Pratt, Sergeant Cradleron, Captain Wiilox, Corporal Koren, W O Z Stuart and Sergeant Bradley (REME). Almost ninety members of the West Rhine Branch RAOC Association were entertained at the Branch Annual Dinner recently for which we were hosts. Captain Leslie Jordan, who organised the affair, reports that he and the major-domo for the evening (W02 Geoff Hutson) had great difficulty in persuading members to leave at the appointed hour, so the evening can be judged to have been a roaring success. Congratulations to Lance Corporal Harvey on promotion ^Corporal. Welcome to Major G. Smith, Captain R. Carey, ^VOl Hillan and Lance Corporals Carpenter and LovelL Fare- well to Major J. V. Cantor, WOl Cuthbert, W02 Taylor, Corporals Chesterman, Dempsey and Grogan, Lance Corporal Watson and Private Broom. The Rothmans sponsored six-a-side soccer tournament took place at Rheindahlen and after two resounding wins the Unit were then beaten by the odd goal on their last three matches. The team wound up the season with an informal social to which we were pleased to entertain both Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs Young, The CO took the opportunity of presenting unit foot- ball colours to some members of the team. In due course, and with great hilarity, Staff Sergeant Eddie Wilson (Trainer) presen- ted the OIC Football (Captain Sider) with three wooden spoons, one for the League, one for the DOS (BAOR) Cup and one for the BAOR (Minor Units) Cup, together with a box of matches— strikers—which were badly needed throughout the season! Both Sergeants Rod Hart and Dave Siggs took part in March Hare, a rally sponsored by the Motor Sports Club Brueggen. This was their first attempt and they finished ninth in class but took the 'Spirit of the Event' award—a great achievement for beginners. It was nice to see Master Ian Young out of hospital at last, but unfortunately circumstances do not yet permit Ian to return to school. Just returned from leave is Major Peter Gibson who com- plete with car and caravan had a narrowing experience in the snow bound areas of the Brenner Pass, when both vehicles left the road. Luckily unscathed he was able to continue his journey into Italy, where for a change he decided that in view of the political situation there, an authorised camp site would be the place to stay and not the normal lay by. As a matter of fact* Peter, the only ransom the VSD could have offered in the event of your abduction by the Mafiosi would have been an old Killifer Trenching and Ditching plough! ! Finally, farewell this month to Corporal Auchterlonie, Private Evans (on discharge), Staff Sergeant Patton on temporary detachment to BATUS, Lance Corporals Snowden and Coney, — 15 — |
| Book number | R0247 |