RAOC Gazette - page 43
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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Wo congratulate Sergeant and Mrs JefTries and Corporal :l nd Mrs Martin on the births of their first children, both of uhom were bouncing baJby girls. We welcome the two newcomers, Corporal Egan and Private \1JNally and say farewell to Private Anderson who leaves the Army and to Corporal Crosby who is now in the Combat Supplies Battalion. STORES SECTION 57 STATION WORKSHOP SINCE our last notes we have been restructured and now have new masters in Soest. We are all for keeping up with the times but wish that kit would not move around. Our two mili- tary staff are working away keeping the Workshop at bay most of the time. Sergeant Arthur Armour recently completed his provision 1 course and achieved nothing less than a grade of 'A. Well done Arthur, The boss is not old any more, after a long campaign of try- ing to sort out a mistake made by himself many years ago. He finds himself with a proper and an official birthday now. May- he some people could be envious. He says it feels good to be young again, not young enough to do the under forty fit to fight test but wonders at what age he may take up the DGOS Challenge? Mrs Bonny Wilkins our women's libber is now looking for a second car after successfully passing her German driving test. h was a bit touch and go at times and she wondered if it was all worthwhile. The family car is no longer referred to as our car but MINE. Women's Lib! Brigadier Steele and CRAOC Corps Troops West, Lieutenant Colonel Morton. Secondly Warrant Officer One Durrant from Bicester and Warrant Officer One Jones from Malvern who were l surprised at our packaging expertise.* Since their departure Corporal O'Rourke has been practicing with his heat sealer and has managed to seal himself into his Backloading Bay, he now awaits instructions as to how to get out. Sporting abilities have been well tested with Private Scouse Cannel at Regimental hockey. Privates Hesling, Laydon and Perkins at football and at Workshop level the hockey team, sup- ported by star players Privates Cannell and Fennell, won the Garrison Hockey Shield. PT has raised its head again and has met with groans from our junior members, especially when 1 informed * they will pass the tesf twice a month. We say 'Aufwiedersehen' to Privates Ted Heath and Steve Du Feu, and Private Ian Bates to civilian life. We welcome Private Peter Boyce, and congratulate Privates 'Skippy' Newman, and 'Beany' Palmer on their forthcoming marriages. Our admiration goes to Private Mick Pays who did the double, getting married and arriving here all within two weeks. Other hardworking members of the Unit, who have reviously gained no mention, are Private John Grice, 53 Battery ection's hard working clerk, Private Pete Hockaday, 11 Battery^s hardworking clerk who sometimes moonlights on Headquarters Section, Private 'Ginge' Straw down in Headquarters Section Bins and Private Steve Cobb who may be found in the main storage area by uttering the phrase " I don't believe it," We close this month by wishing Private Mick Perkins a speedy recovery from injuries in hospital, and hope he will be able to drag him- self away from his nurses soon. Corps Troops (West) HEADQUARTERS RAOC RESTRUCTURING is fast approaching Corps Troops (West) and gaining in importance. By the time this contribution is published the organisation will have been considerably reduced by the transfer to other Formation Ord Reps. Headquarters RAOC will remain in being until responsibility for Ordnance support to units of the Artillery Division has been transferred to CRAOC Corps Troops (now CRAOC Corps Troops (Central)). The CRAOC, Lieutenant Colonel Morton* is the first Head- quarters Officer to leave BAOR for his new job as OC OSU Catterick. Major Geoff Hall becomes OC ASU Dortmund and moves sideways within the same building. Major Jack Dempsey remains until disbandment of Headquarters RAOC is com- pleted supported by a reduced military and civilian staff which will gradually disperse as responsibilities are reduced. We recently 'lunched out' Majors Fred Curtis and Frank Beaumont. Fred Curtis has retired and leaves us shortly to start putting into practise in his own home all the crafts he has learned on his ' bricks and mortar' course. We wish him well in civilian life. Frank Beaumont leaves us on restructuring to join 3 Armoured Division, not long before he too departs for civilian life. 50 MISSILE REGIMENT WORKSHOP STORES SECTION BY way of introduction: The Boss is WOl J. Gauld, whom it is rumoured was in the '48 uprising or was it the 1948 North of Scotland TT Championships? Our supply clerks are Staff Sergeant T. Burke T ably assisted by Corporal John Blacker, Lance Corporal Paul Trent and Private Roger Lister. Supply specialists ( Sergeant D, Learmonth, Corporal Barry Jones and Private John Sooty * Sutton and last but not least Lance Corporal Charlie Walker MT NCO and part time supply specialist. Small in numbers we may be but loaded with diverse talents. Lister—Regimental rugby 1st XV, Sutton — Regimental hockey 1st XI and Sergeant Learmonth a golfer of undisclosed handicap, A duo of thespians in the shape of Staff Burke and Corporal Blacker. Corporal Blacker's second string is as a mem- ber of the Regiment's Quiz team (currently doing well on the air waves of BFBS). The boss is so disenchanted with the standard of the local table tennis talent that he has threatened to come out of retirement, Lance Corporal Trent can be seen pounding along in preparation for the forthcoming BE tests and oiling his bat in readiness for the cricket season. STORESPLATOON 22 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT WORKSHOP THINGS are now heating up for our annual * Holiday * in the Hebrides. The first participants being 42 Battery Section, Sergeant Mick Stewart, Corporal Collin Metcalfe, Private Geordie Laydon and Private Hodge Hodkinson, will lead the way. Our visitors this month have come from all comers of the world. Firstly a farewell visit from our local Commander, Ordnance Services Berlin PRIDE of place in our notes goes to the Unit small bore shooting team, pictured with a collection of trophies won during the winter season. In February they won the Berlin Minor Unit League Trophy; Staff Sergeants Geoff Hoyland and Keith Proctor also winning the Berlin Individual and runners up trophies respectively. Later that month the team travelled to Sennelager for the RAOC BAOR match and were runners up to 1 Combat Supplies Battalion. In March the team again travelled to Sennelager for the BAOR Minor Units Championship and again came away with the runners up trophies, being beaten by 37 Rhine Workshop who have won the competition four times in the last five years. Photo Klaus Marche, The Berlin Small Bore Shooting Team: Back, Major Ceof Thomas, W O l Peter Neafe. Centre, Major Richard Shore, Staff Sergeant Geoff Hoyland, Major Frank Warren (Capt), Staff Sergeant Keith Proctor. Front, Captain Ian Glendenning, Corporal Mick Pain. The full bore team also report success in the Berlin Skill- at-Arms Meeting. The Pistol A team taking first team prize and WOl Peter Neale the Berlin Individual Pistol Champion's prize. The unit team were also runners up in the Minor Unit Team Championship. We still find time for a little work, some of it unusual; the use of BAVFS currency in Berlin ended 29 — |
| Book number | R0247 |