RAOC Gazette - page 298
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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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MASTER OF ORDNANCE Hettettf to tjjt editor WITH SINCERE THANKS MRS J. BROWN writes: — Dear Sir,—1 would be very grateful if you would allow me a little space in your crowded columns to send my sincere thanks to all those kind friends throughout the Corps who have written to wish me well. With my wrist in a cast until the end of November it was not possible to reply to them all individually and 1 hope you will accept this note * in lieu. 1 {See page 254.) * * * A VISIT TO CYPRUS COLONEL G. F. CROOKS OBE, writes: — Dear Sir,—My wife and I have just returned from a trip to Cyprus to visit the canteens and bookshops run by Council of Voluntary Welfare Work Organisations. As we passed through the arrival lounge at RAF Akrotiri, someone called out ik Mrs Crooks you have just passed your band," and you can imagine our delight at seeing the long serving members of the RAOC Staff Band, who recalled the days when Lilian sang with the band at Deepcut and BAOR (I was only allowed to play with them at the festive season). During our stay, we were constantly told of the marvellous performances given by the band, and we were able to visit most of the RAOC installations, looking as efficient and businesslike as even Indeed, the Garrison Commander at Dhekelia insisted that we visited his fc splendid supply depot,' We were very proud to be members of the Corps during our visit and as we now enter real retirement after over forty years active and retired service, may we send our greetings to all the wonderful people we have met, military and civilian, during that time. * * * SOUNDS OF CEREMONY MR R, SULLIVAN writes: — Dear Sir.—I have just received my cassette of the RAOC Staff Band and having played it, felt I must write and pass on my sincere congratulations to the Band for an outstanding per- formance. The programme was very well balanced and the playing was—as to be expected—of the yery highest calibre. Congratulations and thanks, therefore to the Staff Band and their Director on their very entertaining programme. I hope we may have another recording from them before too long. » * MR J. CHALK LEY writes: — Dear Editor,- I have always been under the impression that the first Master of Ordnance dated from 1414. Not so says the Lord Mayors Commemoration cover which states that there is a record of a Master of Ordnance at the Tower since 1380! However, whilst on this subject of dates, a letter on a file recently loaned to rne has a most unique signature block. U reads:— Major General, Director of Ordnance Services, The War Office, 1st March 1063. To do with the logistic build up for Hastings no doubt. &&<©€ Sib g-imetp THE Committee of Management of the Aid Society acknowledge with grateful thanks the following donations, totalling £791 received during the quarter ending 30th September 1981. This sum does not include the personal subscriptions of serving and retired officers and soldiers, Officers Mess Chilwell, Sergeants Mess Chilwell, Captain Ainger, RCT Association (Ex W 2 Green), 7 Signal Regiment (Open Day), Second Lieutenant C. N. D. Lee, RAOC Head- quarters Training Centre Officers Clothing Shop, Pickfords Ltd. Donations in memory of the late Brigadier Alan Fernyhough were received from Brigadier R. V. Blundell and Major General J. Sheffield. The Committee also wish to announce that during the same period grants totalling £7,538.77 were made to one hundred and one applicants who were considered to be in need of financial assistance. A few examples, in summary, of those helped are: — The badly handicapped daughter of an ex-Corporal was in urgent need of a new wheelchair. The cost was beyond that which the family could afford. The Aid Society in conjunction with the Army Benevolent Fund made a substantial grant. An ex-Sergeant, single, nursed his chronically sick mother until her death and in so doing ran himself into financial difficulties. A small grant was made from Aid Society Funds to assist him. An ex-Officer, relatively young, but very badly handicapped and living on his own needed financial help to purchase some household equipment to enable him to look after himself. A grant towards his needs was made by the Aid Society in con- junction with the Army Benevolent Fund. An ex-Private and his wife were in dire circumstances and in need of clothing. The Aid Society and the Rifleman's Aid Society each made a small grant towards the need. An ex-Private, single, lost much of his belongings due to a burglary, whilst he was working away from home. In addition his gas meter was broken into and the contents stolen; this loss had to be made good. The Aid Society made a small grant to enable this man to replace a few items which were urgently needed to make his home habitable. * ON RETIREMENT MRS.G. E. PAYNE, PTOI (Flight Lieutenant RAF Retd) writes: — Dear Sir.~I have occupied the post of Weapon Engineering 2f(RAF) in MOD (Air) for the past fifteen and a half years and am retiring (for the second, but last, time) on 31st December 1981. During my time in office I have had contact with too many members of the RAOC ammunition branch to say fare- well individually. May I therefore use T H E GAZETTE to do this and to express my sincere thanks to them all for the unfailingly willing cooperation, assistance, and advice they have always given me. My job would have been impossible without their support. With a total of over forty six years service to the Royal Air Force I naturally leave with mixed feelings but I wish all my erstwhile associates in the RAOC the very best of good fortune for the future. 246 |
| Book number | R0250 |