RAOC Gazette - page 275
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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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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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Dues in and dues out of personnel seems to be continuing at a steady rate. With Corporal Barry Walker going down to 22 AD Regiment at Dortmund and Private Geoff Luff of RAOC swimming fame to the Corps Vehicle Company, goodbye and good luck. We bid welcome to Corporal Taff Murray and family and Private Dave Owen and Lance Corporal Smith. 2nd Armoured Division Corpora! Waddington is presented with a hat during his travels in Nepal. The photograph depicts a traditional Ncpalese farewell. Corporal Waddington being presented with a Nepal hat by the mother of Corporal Nistain Rai of the 6 Gurkha Rifles. On the sporting scene the recent Potted Sports Competition was a great success and was won by our able and talented 'Suppliers ' Who says by devious means! We also challenged 80 Supply Depot to a games evening in the Unit Club, where we convincingly thrashed them in all aspects of the evening! Thanks for coming up lads, we eagerly a'-vait the return match in our club? Congratulations to Corporal Rick Jones on the award of the 1 ong Service and Good Conduct Medal. Well done Rick, STORES PLATOON 1 ARMOURED WORKSHOP THE highlight of this month was the visit to the Workshop by Major General Thome the VQMG. During his visit Major General Thome toured the Stores Platoon and spoke to many of the soldiers present. One being Corporal Goulding who tried to convince the General that a ten tonner was in fact a High Mobility load carrier by calling it a w Stalwart ' vehicle. This rprised everybody present as normally ten tonners sink in i \£ mud let alone water, Corporal Gouldings use of the ad- jective Stalwart was however resolved and Major General Thome was relieved to discover that the Platoon does not try and cross rivers without bridges. The chipmunks from the Emerald Isle are lining up on the runway under the leadership of SQMS Tony Collins in anticipa- tion on their return to Fallingbostel on completion of a most successful NIRW tour. We only hope we can prevent the Jads From Ireland diving for cover every time the Gunners fire on •e nearby range. Photo Sergeant Montgomery. The VQMG to urs the Stores Platoon 7 Armoured Workshop with the CO of the Workshop and the OC Stores Platoon. HEADQUARTERS G2/G3 BRANCH. We have rarely been mentioned in the hallowed pages of THE GAZETTE, however things have at last been put into their true perspective and you are now honoured to have a report from The Branch, What branch you say? G Branch we say! Having been involved in what is known as a Hardening and Reducing Trial (for the uninitiated that is the art of putting the Headquarters into AFV432s and reducing the number of personnel working in it), there is no truth in the rumour that the clerks~are all four foot tall and made of iron. The Chief Clerk, Staff Sergeant Keith Newman, has worked miracles with the Hardening and Reducing Final Report, but he doesn't like to talk about it. We have some belated congratulations to hand out this month. Firstly to Corporal Alex Livingstone, whose wife Eveline gave birth to a daughter Dawn. Secondly to Lance Corporal Spud Saunders, whose wife Brigitt went one better with twin boys Sven and Sebastian. We also congratulate Corporal Brian Parsons on passing his RPCI course' at Bracht and Private Steve Prime who is our latest B2 clerk. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Head- quarters RAOC for organising the get together we had when Brigadier Skinner came to visit us and meet all Corps members serving in Liibbecke. A very enjoyable evening was had by all. Sadly we say farewell to Corporal Brian Passmore who has left for the Higher Education Centre at Mulheim. And we say welcome to Corporal Gavin Knight who has arrived to take Brians place. G\fG4 BRANCH. We are all awaiting the results of two forth- coming happy events this month. Corporal Marcus Bunn's wife Angie, is expecting twins and Private Steve Jenkins is in UK pacing the corridors of the hospital waiting for his wife to present him with their first child. We wish both wives well. Corporal Jim Leese is being presented with his Rhodesia medal by the G O C ; Corporal Leese and his wife Jan are both saving hard for a trip back to Zimbabwe in December, Lance Corporal Ian Bottomley and his wife Lynn are back to work after completing a very successful Free Fall Parachuting Course at Bad Lippspringe. They are now both members of the British Parachuting Association. We have said farewell to Staff Sergeant George Willerton who has left us for Headquarters 4th Armoured Division. We wish him well in his new appointment. HEADQUARTERS RAOC. To add to all the congratulations etc, passed over by the Divisional G2/G3 Branch, it is now our turn to do the honours. We must first of all congratulate the Adjutant, Captain Simon Hall on his marriage, which took place earlier this month and we welcome his wife Carole into our midst and wish them both every happiness and good fortune for the future. Congratulations are also in order for W02 Gregory on being presented with his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal by Major General Farndale. Alas, we have to take the good with the bad as we have to say our farewells to various personalities of the Headquarters and welcome in the new members of the staff. Mr Bill Rogers. the Fire Advisor, left us to return to England, having com- pleted a tour of three years here. His replacement, Mr Sid Orrey has now settled himself in true style as winter suddenly appears on the horizon. Private Steve Keen leaves the Head- quarters to embark on a three year posting at CVD Ashchurch and we welcome Private Snare to fulfil his busy position. Major Jim Steele has departed from BAOR on Long Look taking with him his parachute to show the Aussies just how it should be done. Our new second in command is Major Ray Wilson of the RAA who is with us until November, we hope he has a very enjoyable stay with us. Lance Corporal Tony Broadbent is to be congratulated on passing a Free Fall Parachute course and is now a ' regular * at the JSPS Bad Lippspringe. — 229 — |
| Book number | R0250 |