RAOC Gazette - page 280
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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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Ken Bartlett and Major Brian Page. This is one way of seei nB Berlin but surely not the most leisurely. Jeanette has alreadj obtained sponsorships for over DM1.500 for handicappJJ children for the marathon, so good luck to her and all our other entrants. Finally, we come to Departures and Arrivals. Ordnance Services have said farewell to WOl Alan Freemanlle who has gone to FOD Dulmen and have welcomed his successor WQl Stuart Brierley. In the Headquarters Sergeant Dave Monger has been replaced by Sergeant Pete Fisher whilst Sergeant Neil Marsh is preparing to leave ASB for London District. RAOC Berlin THE Berlin British Tattoo is looming large and over one thousand British performers have already arrived in Berlin to take part in the 198! Tattoo. We have had to provide accom- modation stores for this immigrant population and Ordnance Services have also been involved, in the preparations for the Tattoo in other ways, RSSD have contributed their expertise to the making of a Garter Arch for the model of Caernarvon Castle and they have also made Chinese mandarin thrones, flags, banners, sentry boxes and other such diverse items. It is possible that Major Alan Clouter, Staff Sergeant Ken Bartlett and Herr Bill Kaiser will come down to earth after the heady days of the Tattoo are over. The Unit is also running the Tattoo Shop with an avowed aim of making over DM100,000 profit for British and German charities. Prominent here are Mr Al Roberts, Mr Hugh Norton, and Mr Norman Harrison of the ASU, We are now recovering from the St Barbara's Day celebra- tions which started with a Church Service and ended with the presentation of prizes by Mrs Johni van Orton to the members of the winning * It's a Knockout' team. Alexander Barracks was the venue for a barbeque lunch, a very enjoyable * Knock- out ' competition, a tug-of-war which finally involved most of the Unit and their families, together with a train ride and trampolining for the children. The ' Knockout * competition, capably organised by Captain Jonathan Rollason and W02 Brian Wicks, was the highlight of the afternoon. Especially popular was Commander Supplies' involuntary splash in the ' plank over the water' game in which Staff Sergeant Dave Beadsworth showed his running prowess over the water when competing against Staff .Sergeant Henry Cooper. Mention must be made of Major Myles Greenhalgh for the overall organisation of the day's festivities, Conductor Jack and Mrs Redfem for producing an appetising barbeque and Cornish tea and of W02 John Bishop and his helpers for running the bar. St Barbara would surely have been proud of our celebrations. British Forces Hong Kong HEADQUARTERS NOW it can be told •— somebody g e t& CRAOC's Goat: Officially! I'm sorry, I'll write that again. On a. recent visit to 6 Gurkha Rifles, Lieutenant Colonel Fox was given the task of judging an inter-platoon competition; no problem for a man of his experience (I'm not allowed to call him an old soldier). He was then invited to present the winning platoon with their prize, which was, in true Gurkha fashion, a live goat. An unusual honour for a Corps officer. Afterwards he was promised photographic proof of the event and looked forward eagerly to his mail. The big day did arrive though and attached to these notes is a copy of the photograph, To avoid confusion, the CRAOC is NOT the fluffy white bundle in (he middle! •-•'li. fiViy<ri%_J<i r i4(lrtiyLv>'H>4t' ~4-• % A Gurkha gets the CRAOC's goat. Photo Lance Corporal P. Richards. Captain Mark Blal-herwick and Sergeant 1 Ceordic Inskip doing their stuff at- the St. Barbara's Day celebrations in Berlin. To show that he is man of many talents, Staff Sergeant Ralph Fella of MS Branch, is busy doing a Lew Grade for the forthcoming Hong Kong Military Tattoo. To avoid overwork however, he has devised an ingenious system: on his office door he has erected a sign saying " Ralph's Tattoo Office " and then refers all prospective customers to the Standing Order placing all tattoo establishments out of bounds! To help Ralph's workload, Q Qtg's Staff Sergeant Ray Dawson, apart from not buying any Tattoo tickets, has taken over Ralph's duties of Assistant Secretary of the British Forces Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, although he does not receive the appointment until December. Full of enthusiasm. Ray has promised to give lots of details of events concerning Corps members. If funny shaped balls are your thing, watch this column. Farewells are said this month to WOl Phil Buxton, Staff Asst Ord. who has travelled over the water to Menden in Germany, and to Major Don Young, ex S03 Accn. who has also travelled over the water to ASU in Kowloon. To balance things out, we welcome Major David Hodgens, from Kineton as the new DAA and QMG. Captain Geoff Harcourt from Bicester as the new S03 Accn and WOl Jim Newsham from Antwerp as Staff Asst Ord, not forgetting of course, their respective families. BFBS Berlin have been running a pop panel league and a team from the Orderly Room topped the charts. 1 The team mem- bers, W02 Keith Kilgour, Sergeant Jim O Bryan, Corporal Duggie Hill and Lance Corporal Bill Musson went to the BFBS studios to receive their reward—an imitation golden disc. Such musical discernment! Not to be outdone, the Ammunition Sub Depot team of Captain Mark Blatherwick. WOZ Dave Vincent, Sergeants Ian Rimell and George Handyside are in the current league and should, we hope, score a few hits soon, Turning to sports, hockey is again to the fore with news that Captain Bill Martin (you are not forgotten—we all love you!), and W 2 Dave Vincent played in the Alexander Barracks team who were runners up in the inter-Berlin plate competition. They have also been selected for the Berlin combined services trials. Well done! The Berlin city marathon takes place soon and RAOC will be particularly well represented. From the Headquarters staff, Staff Sergeants Dave Beadsworth, Dave Kilnan and John CJaughton will be running. Ordnance Services will have the female greyhound, Mr Jeanette Kilgour and ten year old Cheryl Page together with Staff Sergeants Al Cowlishaw and 234 |
| Book number | R0250 |