RAOC Gazette - page 278
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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 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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Combat Supplies Battalion 43 RP COMPANY, ft would appear from the postcards received that the majority of the unit spent their summer leave in Italy, except for the OC who, it is rumoured, spent his leave learning to play dominoes and accept defeat gracefully. Our unit sailing instructor, Corporal Steve Baker has success- fully encouraged large scale desertions from The Hill to the Mohnesee where he hopes to qualify the likes of Cooksley, Renfrey, Lovett and White as elementary Helmsman. There should be no great difficulty in this as anyone who works at Pombsen spends much of their time 4 all at sea,* The unit gladiators are girding their loins. Lieutenant Lacis has taken messrs Russell, Thorpe, Etherington, and Wallace to an isolated training camp in the Harz as part of the Battalion soccer team's Pre-season training. However, pride of place goes to the Company seven-a-side rugby team who defeated the old enemy, 44 Company, in the Battalion Competition to win the trophy. Well done Staff Sergeant Boscott et al and a special mention to Sergeant Willie Hepburn who showed such skill with the funny shaped ball. It is hoped that he will recover in the near future. Congratulations to Corporal Mai Hook on his marriage and to Lance Corporal and Mrs Gandy on the birth of their daughter Michelle. We wisjb a speedy recovery to Privates Dobbo Dob son and Geordie Stead both of whom are in hospital as a result of a traffic accident. 44 RP COMPANY. This month has been a quiet month with a lot of coming and goings on the leave front. The rugby team known as the rugby machine have been in training for over a month, and are preparing for the defence of CCRAOC cup. However, down on the farm there's a rumour that the population of geese is in for a drastic reduction and it is believed that Sergeant Charlie McAteer has an extra large oven just for the job. The Regimental Training Wing is moving forward by leaps and bounds and will no doubt prove a most popular place for the younger members of (he Company to spend a week or two improving their military skills. Since the departure of Staff Sergeant now W02 Terry Foster the Sergeants Mess has acquired a fish tank, knowing Terry's bad luck with them it wasn't felt safe acquiring one before. Sadly this month we say farewell to our CQMS, Staff Sergeant Bill Disberry who leaves us for civilian life via Training Battalion and Depot. Also we say farewell to Lieutenant David Lillystone who is looking for new employment in 49 RP Company. And lastly we say farewell to Corporal Matt Paul. We welcome in their places Staff Sergeant Chris Bailey and Corporal John Wansell and their families and Private Smudge Smith. Stop Press. Has anyone seen the RSM's piano? Private John Herd using a Clansman radio with a worried Corporal Steve McBurnie looking on in the middle of a field (despite all that cam!). Private Duncan who took to scuba diving in a rather deep lake, and a pleasant twenty kilometre march during which ihe OC Major Fleming had a stroll with Corporal Kyle and discussed the local history! Petroleum Platoon visited our local friends at the German Heli- copter School. They sampled the flight simulator shortly after breakfast, and Lance Corporal Fleming. Privates Evans and Wtilerton after a rough ride flying from Bremen to Buckeburg (which took all of fifteen minutes) were rather disappointed at not getting their wings, Ammunition Platoon are functioning on all four engines. The Platoon is hard at work at the outstations, with Staff Sergeant Wilks and Sergeant Mean, masterminding a rather large scale reorganisation. We understand that Pres Rankin and Pooley really can cook in the field, and passed the * 4 9 ' taste buds test. The unit football team managed a five all draw against 342 Panzer Battalion at Arolsen, and the OC is keeping his fingers crossed, this must be our year for football, We welcome our new CSM, W02 Flowers who has already played for the unit football and hockey teams, Corporals Motfet and Preston. Privates Grier and Hutton. Farwells to W 2 Avery who just managed to pass the gate check before leaving. Lance Corporal McGinley, Privates Bartlett. Milicevic and Wood. Many thanks for all you did for ' 49/ Congratulations to Private Pettitt on his recent marriage to Rose and Private Wood on successfully passing the Com- mando Course, Stop Press: The CCRAOC kindly officially opened our unit squash court, many thanks to him and our ' surprise' demon- stration players Major Attrill and W02 Bradley, who travelled from Headquarters BAOR to add to a super little Corps occasion, 49 RP COMPANY. We welcomed recently, the VQMG Major General Thome CCRAOC Brigadier Skinner and the CO Lieu- tenant Colonel Dickinson. The VQMG, after visiting one of our ammunition outstations returned to Harden Barracks for lunch. He had a few words with an impromptu guard of honour, Corporal Gallagher, Lance Corporal McFarlane, Privates Peebles and McGinn before departure and said he wished he could stay longer! The CO then attested Mark Ruddy, in the presence of his proud parents, Staff Sergeant and Mrs Ruddy. We hope that the Queen's shilling (courtesy of Captain Osborne) given to Mark, will bring him good fortune in his chosen career. In fact Mark Ruddy joins his brother Clifford, who was also attested at the unit. Petroleum Platoon seems to be making a takeover bid! We also had another first when we actually had three sergeant majors for a day! CSM John Moffat, returned from a Zimbabwe tour, CSM Dave Avery due posting and handing over to CSM Tommy Flowers the unit's new CSM who recently arrived from the hot spots of Bicester. The training staff, the 4 workers,' surpassed themselves when in the form of that dynamic trio Corporal Gallagher, Lance Corporals Cox and McDonald, they organised Exercise Obby I and Obby II, The exercises which took the form of arduous regimental training took place in some woods near the unit's barracks. Highlights were Staff Sergeant Vincent and Private Madeley a ' fair c o p ' — Private Maxwell emerges unscathed on Exercise Obby L 232 |
| Book number | R0250 |