RAOC Gazette - page 306
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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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OMAGH. As everyone here knows that three comes before two in 32J EOD Company we regret to say that the Omagh team have been relegated to No. 2 Section, Tuff Luck Lads! Army Headquarters Scotland A RECENT highlight was the visit by the DGOS. In an effort to be different the General was taken to see our Meat Con- tractor's Factory at Perth and then to sample Contract Catering with the UDR training in Scotland. We also sent him up the river in a barge. DGOS and CRAOC called on the Port Admiral at Rosyth and together they proceeded up the Firth of Forth in the Admiral's barge to look at the Naval Armaments Depot at Crombie in the Kingdom of Fife. The General was persuaded to bring his wife with him to Scotland for a break, tL Honest Sir, we didn't mean Mrs Brown to take us literally." We are not sure whether or not CRAOC has forgiven his wife yet, incidentally. anybody looking for a newish short nosed Lancia, should send their enquiries to Outer Siberia, where we understand Lieutenant Colonel Connolly is due to lake up his next appointment. in charge of salt production ! {See page 246.) ^^v^•t•^i•: ,: • South East District THERE have been two major events this month, Exercise Live Log and the BFT, Firstly Live Log, this was an interesting exercise which involved most of the branch with the exception of our two WOsl, Pete Burrell and Mick Elsey. N one is quite sure how they managed this but it is understood that they are willing to give tuition (at a small cost) Major Granville Holt and Major Keith Mentzel were detached to COD Bicester and Burnetts Lane respectively as observers. This left the rest of us to man the Ops room for the period of the e\ercise. All the Headquarters Staff were required to run their BFTs this month, needless to say all the branch personnel passed, some with flying colours and others by their last gasp. It is agreed by all that next year will be interesting when the times for the over forties are drastically cut. (Is nothing safe from the moratorium!) CRAOC, Colonel Shephard the Chairman of Army Gliding has been spreading his aviation influence around the branch and by the time of publication we hope that WOl Pete Burrell and possibly Major Granville Holt will have been airborne. Major Lance Brett has been away organising the Corps Squash Championships, a separate article covering this appears in THE GAZETTE. We welcome Major Robin Johnson who takes over as OC of OSU Ashfoxd and say farewell to Captain David Moore who is off to Ord Depot Antwerp. We also say farewell to Major Arthur Attwood who retires from the Corps shortly. Finally it is with regret that we have to report the death of Captain George Vincent (Retd) who was the PSAG of 54 Com- pany (TA) until June 1980. 6 Field Force Mrs Brown and Mrs Connolly after their argument with sixteen other cars on the Forth Road Bridge. Last week Lieutenant Colonel Hambly (CRAOC Scotland designate) paid us a flying visit, to book-up his fishing for next year and to have a quick look at his new quarter. The noise he heard wasn't a dying cat but one of his officers taking lessons from our Piping Major. REGIONAL DEPOT STIRLING CAPTAIN PALIN'S departure to Andover was marked by a most enjoyable luncheon at the Garfield Hotel in Stirling and was attended by members of his staff and close associates who wish him every success in his new appointment. We were recently privileged to witness the presentation of the Imperial Service Medals to two long serving members of the Depot—Mr Alex Stewart, who many may remember from his BAO'R days and Mr Davie Ramage from the Depot Workshop. This was followed by a celebratory drink with a well known game bird on the label. REMEMBER THE DEADLINE IS THE 28th AT DEEPCUT * HEADQUARTERS SADLY, this is the last time that our contribution to THE GAZETTE will be headed 6th Field Force as from the 1st January 1982 we become !st Infantry Brigade. Not only is the Force being re-named but also re-housed and we move from Aldershot to Tidworth in December 198L In recent months there has been much coming and going of personnel, not least of which is the departure of both our FOWO, WOl John Walton (now Lieutenant Walton) and Superintending Clerk, WOl Fred Stephenson (now Lieutenant Stephenson) on commissioning, we wish them well in their new appointments. We also say farewell to Private Eddie Burrows on his departure to Northern Ireland. As replacements we welcome the new FOWO, WOl Mick O'Meara and the new Superintending Clerk, WOl Archie Claydon. Recent successes include Exercise Amber Express which was held in Denmark, where the Corps yet again proved its worth by providing, at extremely short notice, Steak and Kidney Pudding for our Commander's supper! Needless to say, social activities in Denmark were many and varied—Copenhagen truly lived up to its name! We would like to wish all members of the Corps a Very Happy Christmas and New Year. ORDNANCE COMPANY WITH the end of Exercise Amber Express, most of Aldershofs finest came home again. True to ' movers * form, the personnel were boarded into one ferry, and the vehicles on another. Apart from one or two minor mishaps; the ships RSM trying to close the bar and Sergeant Julian Nowak forgetting about being on the top bunk, the boat people arrived in Harwich in good order. The ferry with the vehicles, however, broke down in the North Sea and arrived several hours later. Then came the orderly convoy run back to Sunny Aldershot, the AO (Captain Peter Turrell) who left the docks last, somehow arrived back first who was packet commander? Other highlights of the month included a Potential Officers visit in the ' field' near Blackdown. The Coffer demonstration at Blackdawn, with PC and A setting up two office vehicles, one with the old ' steam ' Kalamazoo system of accounting and one with the new computer Coffer system. The demonstration was visited by the DGOS and many other well known personalities. Our unit club had its * Grand Opening Disco' after being re- decorated and re-furbished by Staff Sergeant Scanlon, Sergeant Duncalf, Corporal Foxon, Privates Lake and Phillips and many other hard-working and willing helpers, — 254 |
| Book number | R0250 |