RAOC Gazette - page 226
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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Sergeant Alan Riches and their two children Wendy and Simon— we hope they enjoy their stay. Sadly we say farewell to W02 Dave Timms, his wife Jean and their daughter Samantha, Sergeant Mick Blair, his wife Bridget their children Timothy. Natasha and Samantha. Both posted to new locations with promotion and only a few miles away, we hope they will visit the unit often. We also say fare- well to Hazel, wife of Sergeant Davy Jones and their two children David and Sonia who left for a two year tour in Cyprus. W u l f e n Station THE station cricket team, weakened through absences on courses and Nijmegen Marches lost twice to a strong Viersen side in the final of the Rhine Area Cup and the semi-final of the DOS Cup. We are stiil f however, in the semi-final of the BAOR Cup and are currently leading the Rhine Area League. We welcome Sergeant Roy Wilkinson and W 2 Taffy Davies to the side and hope that with Corporal Max Bonsu, back from his course, our runs will improve. Two domestic competitions have recently produced unusual results. 154 FAD defeated FVD with a score of one hundred and twenty runs to minus nine (work that one out) whilst in the final of the Lane Double Wicket Competition, Corporal Paul Grimsley and Geoff Home (BFBS) were defeated by Corporal t o l i n Dickinson and Geoff's Nephew (The score! nil to minus five). At an excellent JRC Summer Ball, Private Benny Bennett was presented with the Wassal Cup in recognition of a years all round sporting achievements. Well done Benny! 154 FAD THE unit has been quiet visitor-wise just lately with Colonel Carruthers, Commandant 15 Ord Group arriving to view what may become part of his empire and Lieutenant Colonel A. Smith. WRAC, having a look at the accommodation being provided for her girls who are due to arrive in September. The WRAC are replacing the male supply clerks in Control Office which is bringing a smile to the face of a certain W02 AT. The Nijmegen Marches are over once more and again we have produced a successful team from Wulfen. The weather was less than kind to us and if ' Hunsborn ' Shepherd had not carried out such sterling work with his spade we may all have had webbed feet. A special mention to two of our members. Private Benny Bennett who joined us at the last moment and completed the four days with no training at all. Then Corporal Socks Thomas who used up more vaseline and socks than anyone else on the team. Having decided to enter for the Berlin City Marathon in September, Sergeants Paul McGrath, Bob Cunningham-Norton and Corporal Bernie Reeby of 154 FAD Wulfen got the idea of Lurning those long aching twenty six and a half miles into money for a good cause, and with this being the Year of the i~ •'••".. ir-.V'Sg*', Who said soldiers weren't- interested in ' The Wedding/ 154 FAD on 29th July. 1981. — Disabled the obvious choice for them was to contact the W.T school for the disabled, Lebenshilfe in Dorsten. (An organisati^ the unit has always supported, with funds from the fete.) ^S^ chairman of Lebenshilfe welcomed the idea of the three soldi^l and has helped them promote their idea by giving them much publicity in the local newspaper and by providing them with > special * Lebenshilfe Running Strip/ % h Our Ins ' and * Outs ' seem to be all ' Ins' these days. \ti fe welcome WG2 Davies, Sergeant Lawrence, Sergeant Wilkinsoj? Lance Corporals Loynes and Norris and say adieu to VVro Jim Grey, Sergeant Geordie Robinson and Lance Corporal Chria Betmead and their families and hope they have an enjoyable time in their next posting, F V D Recklinghausen THIS month's notes start with the revelation that the T&- season is alive and well and felt most at FVD Recklinghausen A certain Lance Corporal in Storage can be heard muttering expletives along the lines of " Who are these people at S Man 2?" or " I haven't got any, ask Tssue Progress to make an In Flow Selection. 11 But it hasn't all been work, with Staff Sergeant O'Connor (with the assistance of Tech Officer and Private Griffiths) taking his intrepid band of make-do matelots to Mohnesee for a spot of dingy sailing, with hopes of doing well in the Corps Regatta. I have been asked not to mention the FVD V 154 FAD cricket match so I won't, (mention it that is), Sergeant Spencer has taken some other members of the depot on a ten day jaunt to Norway on an outward bound scheme, but the Depot Superintendant hopes to see him at work before his posting to Ashchurch! The OC Major Braithwaite has been even more keen to see us sweating blood than usual and PT ? cross country, orienteer- ing, and long runs are the orders of the day. The FVD foot- ballers, in anticipation of the coming season, arranged a friendly match against the local Stadtsparkasse, but unfortunately the team arrived for the match during a thunderstorm and the pitch was flooded. Staff Sergeant Larkin sounded really disappointed about missing it, but cheered up visibly when talking about the hospitality afterwards. On the social front the unit barbeque was held and was voted a huge success, a grand time being had by all, especially the kids. Our resident Bleep Lance Corporal Daniell was seen with a rather forced grin on his face, as he went round and round on the Depot Noddy Train. On the food, which of course was delicious, a special mention must be made to Corporal William- son, the * Chef' for all his hard work. Towards the end of the day the OC was seen leaning rather heavily on his stick (rumour has it that it was not all due to his leg). We welcome Privates Whitington, Deal. McCormack, Brown, Noble, Fowler and Slattery to the unit. Congratulations to Private Hughes (059) and wife Christine on the birth of their son Simon. lsr Armoured Division HEADQUARTERS RAOC FOR those of you not lucky enough to have served with Major Ted Walcroft, let me introduce you to the ' Walcroft Womble.' This is a bi-weekly event, consisting of a gentle jog through the picturesque wooded areas of Verden. The time limit in theory is thirty to thirty five minutes. However, with the Walcroft unfailing sense of direction this is normally spun out to forty five to fifty minutes. When the Walcroft nose goes up in the air and starts sniffing for direction, all know that yet again we are lost. Unfortunately, neck high puttees are not yet available to ward off the brambles, nettles and other ob- noxious undergrowth through which we are led to make up for these slight directional difficulties. I am truly thankful that we are nowhere near the Black Forest! By now you must have surmised correctly that notable events this month are thin on the ground. One achievement that must be mentioned is that we have finally managed to convince Major Greenhalgh that he needed a change of air. So, we say a fond farewell to htm as he takes up his new role in Berlin. To mark this momentous occasion Major * Buz' Busby our resident tame Canadian wit, penned the following touching lines, This is a naughty tale of the adventures of Major G. No Welshman around is more intrepid than he. He loves beating the system—which is more often than not! Then he stretches in- genuity—to avoid being caught. IBS — |
| Book number | R0250 |