RAOC Gazette - page 277
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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Congratulations to Lance Corporals Davis and Langsford on their recent promotion. We all welcome the newcomers to Detmold: Privates Biundell and Berryman, Lance Corporals Elliot and Anderson and Corporal Buckley. A special welcome to Fus Duggan who is attached to us from I RWF and intends to transfer into our Corps as a Storeman. And finally, Privates Joe Tyrrell, Taffy Wynne and Brough must have a mention for being responsible for the arrest of an arsonist in London whilst on leave at Tyrrell's home. Having seen a man break into and set fire to a shop they followed him until close to a Police Station where they informed the police who promptly arrested him. Well done! i-'inally we welcome to the Corps Lance Corporal Ian -., .an on transfer from the Royal Artillery and to Private i Toomey from the Apprentices College. ORDNANCE COMPANY from our Special Correspondent exercising with the US Army ^onwwhere in Southern Germany. AT the beginning of the month the unit organized a coach trip Jo Wunderland (a pleasure park near Hannover), Most enjoyed the amusement rides others couldn't keep off them! Earlier this month the Company deployed on a work up exercise to practise movement and deployment drills, following this the Company exercised its alternative role as infantry by ,-• viding the enemy for 20 Armoured Brigade pre exercise warm i( raining. Life isn't always serious, before departing on the current exercise, the Wives Club held a netball match against a select team from the Company. All players were in fancy dress on the theme of St Trinians, The game was followed by a BBQ and a fancy dress competition for children. The results were: Susanne Lambert third, Gary Botfield second and Lucy Southern first. The Company is aL present on exercise with 3 US Division in Southern Germany supporting 20 Armoured Brigade. During the first weekend of the exercise a tug-of-war competition, organised by the Company on behalf of the Brigade Head- j irters, was held. Most units in the Brigade competed and the j..indards were as varying as the cap badges. The Company having entered one 560 and two 640 teams acquitted itself very well. The 560 team were runners up to 93 Battery (Le Cateau) 25 Field Regiment RA. In the catch weight where teams can be of any weight 4 ADOC 'A' again came runners up to 93 Battery but not until after some fierce competition with eight other teams. Rumour control has been saying our performance on the work up exercise was such that the Company will be providing :vi Infantry Company as part of 20 Armoured Brigade during e final phase of their FTX with the Americans in Southern v lermany. FAMOUS 20rh Armoured Brigade WE have finally come to the end of our 0* many exercises for this year. The final m * ^ exercise was Certain Encounter with the tt'^ US Army which was notable for the ^ ^ * ^m Brigade's success in winning the war we A ^ ' ^ were supposed to lose and the frequency ^ ^ ^ ^ with which the photocopier overheated. f^^^~ It finally had a nervous breakdown and I ^ has been sent to'Viersen for R and R. Our clerical line-up at present is Supt CI It—WOl Frank Linnane, (squash and badminton player extraordinaire), Chief Clerk—Sergeant (AC) Andy McDowell RA (photographic and printing entrepreneur), War Room NCO Corporal David Asquith (marathon man). General Office NCO Lance Corporal Gerry Crow (exercise insomniac). Despatch NCO Lance Corporal Geoff Haw (exercise coffee maker unusual). Private Paul Lambert (watch this space). Many congratulations to Private Lambert on his marriage and to Lance Corporal Haw on his impending nuptials. DRINKS IN YOUR MESS Rutherford and Miles OLD TRINITY Bual i H O U S E COURVOISIER Madeira INOVALLB JIM ILH The Brandy of Napoleon The style is Vintage but not the price For these and all bar supplies contact Drambuie your nearest NAAFL THE LIQUEUR YOU PREFER TO BE OFFERED Deliciously Different BORDEAUX BURGUNOY CALVET CINZANO IIAt*C£ — 231 — BLACK LABEL CHAMPAGNE There is nothing like a PIMM'S v DUFF G O R D O N ELCID Amontillado Sherry |
| Book number | R0250 |