RAOC Gazette - page 115
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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Oh, well no more crash out—exercises—camps until Operation Banner is over. All mentioned? Captain who? Oh, the OC must speak to Captain MacEwan about working hours next time he's in I STORES SECTION 3 TANK TRANSPORTER SQUADRON WORKSHOP JUST a quiet recap on the staff of our Unit: Our leader WOl (Conductor) more brackets " don't forget it Sir " Colin Hallows, who is currently, between tea breaks, running two Stores Sections. Well he disappears occasionally muttering " Munster- lager see you on Friday." Sergeant Chas Macdonald in between making the occasional issue and desperately trying to keep ahead of the Stats, is try- ing to design an instantly collapsible archery target stand. As you may guess he has been bitten by the toxophily bug, any- how, congratulations are due as he managed to sneak into third place in the BAOR (Novices) School at Bad Lippspringe, whilst the Unit Novices Team took first prize. Lance Corporal Andy Carr was married on the 1st April, belated congratulations. Andy has now managed to find him- self private accommodation and has brought his wife out to join him, welcome to Karen. Now perhaps Andy will settle down. Lance Corporal Lee Kennedy, our senior, junior, one and only storeman has just recently passed, with honours, his B2— Bl upgrading course at Dulmen, Congratulations I Don't go on leave too often Lee, because that means that Lance Corporal Carr will have to look after receipts, Sergeant Mac will have to postpone his design programme, and Conductor Hallows may have to make the occasional issue. The rest of the Unit have yet to be posted in, I am sure the establishment was only a joke. STORES SECTION 20 ELECTRONIC WORKSHOP ITS taken a long time but at last we have finally managed to submit an article, no doubt GAZETTE sales will at least double when word gets round. We are a small stores section with a strength of eight al- though on the day the photograph was taken we were some- what depleted. Shown in the photograph standing left to ri^ht is our WOIC W02 Andy Meachen who joined the Unit on the amalgamation of 19/20 Field Workshop and claims he's J 'Thacker s Trained' whatever that means. Next to him is the corner post of the section (though a little rounded at the edges) Udo Zoerb who having been here twenty two years has seen them leave as Corporals and come back as Captains. Next in line comes the long haired lover from Aldershot David Zimmer who says he would love to join up but he doesn't want a commission. Which brings us to the oldest teenager in steering wheel of our Land Rover. Sergeant Keppie says that in about two months time he will be ready to start the engine 1 In the slouched position is last but not least Private David Coundley another refugee from 19 Field Workshop (also claims to be "Thacker's Trained' whatever that means). Missing from the line-up is Corporal Mick Cuthbert-^ perhaps he didn't develop. Also missing from the picture (although well developed) is Annette Zue-HlsdorfT the lovely young lady whose main task is to keep the Q supplied with cotfee and to distract Auditors and Technical Inspectors; just by chance she's also a good clerk. That just about completes the family, one wonders how such a band was ever allowed to get together. Belated farewells to past members of the Unit: Lance Corporal Terry Woods for Donnington, Private Tony Foulds to Ludgershall and Sergeant Alan Gaddas on redundancy. Forward Vehicle Depot Hilrrup THIS is the first newsletter from what must be the newest Ordnance Unit The Forward Vehicle Depot came into existence on the 1st April 1978. Our opening was conducted with due ceremony by the DOS BAOR. Brigadier Crawley who was accompanied by Colonel Cos grove, Col Ord, Org and Plans. Their arrival caused some consternation, as our helicopter landing pad had inadvertently been used for the storage of a rather large quantity of anti-freeze, however, the pilot skilfully brought his machine down between the Headquarters Block and the local pig farm. Sweet smell of success was therefore the open- ing phrase of the DOSs address. The Officer Commanding, Major D, G. Cassidy, considers that his ammunition background in Northern Ireland will stand him in very good stead considering the state of the vehicles, although he can claim some previous connection with vehicle depots in that his father, the late Colonel * Hoppy * Cassidy, commanded 545 OVP, Ben Al Madem in 1942. However, as Major Cassidy was not born until 1943 the experience is tenuous to say the least. We have little to brag about yet on the sporting scene although the Second-in-Command has been busy forming various teams of gladiators to represent us in football, rugby, cricket and tennis, his aim obviously to be to fill the empty cabinet left behind by our predecessors in the Barracks. SQMS John Gear, our Senior Vehicle Specialist, is obviously destined for great things as his first task was to layout a three mile course for the DGOSs challenge. Sergeant Pat Track, with typical Irish thoroughness, defeated all at- tempts to educate him in the finer points of hockey, his robust Hurley type play immediately caused the newly appointed local medical officer, Dr Hans Schneider, to regret his lack of knowledge in orthopedics. In our next notes we hope to introduce more personalities and include a photograph of the opening ceremony. Welcome to The Gazette—Editor. 1st Armoured Division A r HEADQUARTERS RAOC THE month began well for the officers with a dinner night at Soltau. Judging by the size of the drinks bill everyone present must have thoroughly enjoyed themselves! During Exercise First Race, the first -^ CRAOC exercise involving 1 Armoured TOli^JjfgggBg? Division Ordnance Company, the DDOS, Most of the Unit. H2 -^2X**^ v Brigadier Macdonald, was dined out in the field. This was a relatively short affair as most of those present were having great difficulty keep- the business Sergeant Ken Keppie who since the world cup has ing their eyes open towards the end, the exercise being most given up his favourite sayings such as "Ally For King" and, notable for the lack of sleep of the participants. "Nay Bother Jimmy/' He was last seen locking himself in Sergeant Al Cowlishaw, accompanied by S02 Comba' a Thomas Bin marked * Do Not Open Until 1982.' Sitting on Supplies, having completed a Pre ARU inspection in Hohn^ the left is Private Mark Batty who has recently arrived from decided to inspect the golf club facilities. Having found the 1 Bulk Transit Platoon Devizes. At the moment he is club to be of a high standard he ' conned' the Quarter Master : delirious about the fact that we allow him to sit behind the of 45 Field Regiment into proposing his membership and Ma terie — 90 are now feverishly trying to get the part number for golf balb from the computer. Exercise Park, a Divisional took discovered place toward- how the end we of don't the Hurst month, know! Corporal We believe John that CPX, Griffiths we won the battle, tha bu |
| Book number | R0247 |