RAOC Gazette - page 208
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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Clje at tattott J^etog ome Headquarters Director General of Ordnance Services ORD L We are delighted to open this newsletter with con- gratulations to Lieutenant Colonel Graham Gerdea on his recent promotion. Major Barry Jones on being selected for promotion in 1982, Captain Richard Rook on being selected for Staff College, Staff Sergeant Colin White on promotion to W02, Mrs Margaret Moody on passing a Clerical Officer Selection Board and to our stalwart Warrant Officers, SSM Graham Wood who has left us on Commissioning and SQMS Bryan Rose who has joined the Chaplain General's Department in the rank of WOl. Last, but by no means least, we say well done to Private Kathy Collier W R A C w r ho has qualified as a solo glider pilot- Other recent movements have seen the arrival of Lieutenant Colonel Derek Yeats, SSM Colin Bawden and Stalf Sergeant Andy Kane and the departure of Lieutenant Colonels Graham Nichols to Bicester and Graham Cowell to the NDC at Lattimer. The Vauxhall Barracks Rifle CEub. ORD 4. After a period of laying low, but we hasten to add not laying fallow, it is time to bring the world up-to-date on the activities on Ord 4. The departures and arrivals lounge has been well frequented starting from the top, Mr Ron Hill has left—so far without re- placement. The renamed Information Systems Wing have wel- comed Mrs Mary Bone and Mrs Audrey Glover and have lost Mr Alan PrailL Mr Peter Williams left for JSLO in Bonn and was replaced by Mr Richard Harwood, who finding the strain of Tech Branch all too much, has moved on to S Man 1. Major David Wheeler returned to BAOR having been relieved by Major Peter Scriven. Mr Mike Glynn has left—his presence being sorely missed—especially by those of us who try and answer queries on office machinery! We have welcomed Mr Chris Walters and Mr David Pomfrey fresh from JWSS Shriven- ham and finally Mrs Claire Ryan and Mrs Liz Jordan have been replaced by Miss Debbie Snape and Miss Sue Vickery. On the social side we have had successful skittle and car rally evenings in addition to the traditional pints at Iunchtimes to say farewell to the many departures, On the sporting side, the Ord 4 team of Colonel Tony Futrell, Captain Ian Quarrier, Mr Alan Praill and Alec Thow had a most successful day at the Tri-Services Management Services Golf Meeting at Shriven - ham recently. Alex won the morning round. Alan won the afternoon round with Tan Quarrier as runner-up and the JSWW Bone of Contention Trophy for the Champions Team, now graces Colonel Tony's office. A resounding victory for Ord 4. Directorate of Land Service A m m u n i t i o n OUR photograph shows the successful Vauxhall Barracks Rifle Club Shooting Team together with Brigadier Smith. They are left to Tight: WO I Ken Taylor, Staff Sergeant Keith Proctor, Lieutenant Colonel A t C F, Smith, Brigadier C. W. Smith GM, Staff Sergeant Tony Clark and WG2 (SQMS) Alan WrotchfordL During the season 1980/81, the team notched up some notable successes, especially in the RAOC Small Bore Team Com- petitions. They have won for the second year in succession the Home Cup, beating their nearest rivals CAD Kineton, by some fifty points. The Association Cup has left the Shropshire Branch and now resides at DLSA. The shooting team also came a close second to Ord Depot Viersen in the Baker Cup (Triple Crown next year?). Other successes were: Winners SE District Inter Unit knock out competition, fifth UKLF Inter Unit knock out competition, eighth match one hundred and thirteen the Army Unit Team Small Bore Championship. Staff Sergeant Keith Proctor also had his successes in the shooting world; he was a member of the South East District Team who came second in the Inter District Competition. Congratulations also to Staff Sergeant Tony Clark who was selected for the RAOC Team. The Parachute Section of 421 EOD Company, having not long returned from the rigours of floating down out of a Medi- terranean sky into the clear blue waters around Gibraltar, were '*. again in action recently. This time it was the sunny South Coast •; of England where they made descents by night and day into - the sea. DLSA on a visit to the Parachute EOD Section found the water as Mr Kipling would say "exceedingly wet." Congratulations are in order to our Australian Major Gary Hugo who went to Buckingham Palace to receive an MBE from HM The Queen, We welcome another Australian, Captain Ian Davies on Exercise Long Look. We hope he enjoys his ; tour with DLSA. *;• Our respective Mess Barbeques were an agreed success. : ' y . The Officers Mess party, held on the eve of the Royal Wedding enjoyed some super cooking and a fine evening. The rose garden and croquet lawn were looking at their best. The WOs and Sergeants Mess party held later in the month was an equal success. Directorate of Supply Management VEHICLE DIVISION THIS month saw the end of one of the great Beeston institutions. No, not closure of the COD but the departure of Major David Williams. He has been in Chilwell in various incarnations for eight of the past ten years and was the longest serving military survivor, so far as we know. The rumour that his first job was filling shells here has been authoritatively denied. He has been posted to Ordnance Depot Antwerp and will undoubtedly be missed in Chilwell. In particular, the place will not seem the same without the clouds of dense smoke borne upon gales of raucous laughter which heralded his impending arrival, allowing less hard types to go to ground as pan of individual survival tactics. In his place we welcome Major John Hortop. posted from Antwerp on one of those imaginative cross postings. It is not totally clear who is cross about this posting but we suspect it may be Major Hortop on his return to the excitement of UK. Likewise, will you please welcome his wife Tanya who by one of life's coincidences is on her first trip to ChilwelL having previously lived in Toton (outside the back gate) as a genuine civilian, The Garrison tennis team, with only three Vehicle Division players on this occasion, was comprehensively beaten by 3 RGJ in the final of the Eastern District Inter Unit Knock-Out Cup. It was the sort of occasion that causes strong men to weep and take up knitting. The only happy result was that of Lieu- tenant Colonel Maurice Smith playing with the Garrison Com- mander. Together they halved their three matches. The rest sub- mitted nil returns. — 172 |
| Book number | R0250 |