RAOC Gazette - page 147
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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n in :d from, the event continues, with training now \ r i v w » Army White Water Racing Championships to l K River Swale, Richmond. Yorks, in November. under way be held on However, iot all the canoeing is on the competitive side, there are plans -o on Adventure Training and Camping Trips whilst Private iirTjernon and friends are hoping to do a 'Sponsored Paddle* n aid of charity. Returning to the Headquarters Block. Steady wisps of ; team are seen to be rising regularly from Planning Branch as vlajor Miles Greenhalgh cracks the whip over his perspiring itaff in his efforts to clear all the projects directed his way icfore he moves to BAOR in early October. There k is no truth in the rumour that he is really just clearing the In Tray * ivhich was full on his arrival at Kineton two years ago. Army School of Ammunition THE 1978 Commonwealth and Foreign Ammunition Tech- nical Course recently departed and during the ' farewells' to our ( overseas visitors Sergeant Dave Snappy' Crocombe was much in evidence and one result of his skill is shown here where the Chief Instructor, Lieutenant Colonel Guy, receives, on behalf of the School, a course plaque from Lieutenant Hassan of the Dubai Army* Yet another of our stalwarts is leaving us, Mr Reg Ward is retiring after serving in the Depot since January 1946. He has served as the Secretary to the CPSA and the Longtown Whitley Council for over twenty years. We wish him well in his retirement and thank him for his loyalty and hard work over the years. He was presented with a cheque from his fellow workers. It is with deep regret that we report the death of Sergeant J, Lennon MDP, killed in a road accident. * Jim ' as he was known, served in the Glosters from 1938 to I960 and on dis- charge enlisted in the MDP, and has been at Longtown since 1972. He was well liked and respected by his friends and colleagues. He was Sergeant IC Dog Section and Area Ad- viser on MDP dogs and was in fact returning from Melton Mowbray after seeing one of his dogs win the Northern Sector Dog Trial when the accident occurred. The funeral was at- tended by his police colleagues and military representatives from the RAVC Training Centre and CAD Longtown. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife and family. Leaving us are WOsl Athroll and Paterson to civilian life and Sergeant Nice to Kineton. Joining us is Corporal Trude and family- Vehicle Depot Ashchurch THE highlights of the last two months have undoubtedly been the Freedom of the Borough of Tewkesbury Parade and the Sergeants Mess Summer Ball. The Freedom of Tewkesbury was celebrated by a parade and inspection by the Mayor of the Borough, Councillor F. J. O, Martin, followed by a march through the Town, with the Mayor taking the salute at the Town Hall. In the evening the Corps Band Beat Retreat in Tewkesbury after which a very successful station dance was held in camp, The Sergeants Mess summer ball, after much hard work by the PEC, Staff Sergeant Tony Cooper, and his willing helpers, was another very successful affair. The setting was the court- yard of a medieval castle, and thanks to the excellent enter- tainment and banquet, everyone went away smiling. On the sports field we have our cricket team who reached the final of the South West District Minor Units Cup, to beat 22 Locating Battery RA by seven wickets. This qualified them for the quarter final of the Army Minor Units Cup, only to be beaten by AAC Chepstow in a very unlucky game for Ash- church. At least we have one trophy on show. The Chief Instructor accepts the presentation from Lieutenant Hassan of the Dubai Army. On the regimental front we have managed to achieve almost ninety per cent passes on Basic Fitness Testing and that in- cludes both staff and visiting students. Those who are students to be will be delighted to hear that school joining instructions have been amended to include BFT ' uniform *[ Major David Hourahane has left us for the vigorous and airy reaches of Aldershot and beyond where he is to take up the mantel of OC 6 Field Force Ordnance Company. The Sergeants Mess saw hirn off in true and generous style. The Chief Instructor presented him with a hockey stick which we hope will be as hard wearing, long suffering and resilient as its new owner. Captain Douglas Hewitt has arrived and has planted one foot in TD and C Branch and the other in EOD as the branch ATO. This has tended to bring unexpected questions of demarcation during the inter-branch potted sports com- petition. We have also welcomed Staff Sergeant Bob Monday from BAOR who joins GW Branch thus maintaining the overall cutesce of noise volume in the Staff Common Room. We end on a good wicket in that CAD Kineton and the School won the DGOS Cricket Cup for the first time. The School was well represented by the Chief Instructor, WOl John Morling, W02 John Lawrence, Staff Sergeant Paul Mitchell and Private Paul Grimsley, a student on the 1973 AT2 Course. Photo Christopher The Vehicle Depot Ashchurch Cricket Team left to right: Corporal Justin, Staff Sergeant Laverton, Staff Sergeant Amos, Private Flesher, Private Worrall, Staff Sergeant Bridgmount, Sergeant Blackwood, Lance Corporal Gaughan, Captain McDowell (RAPC), Colonel Blakemore (Commandant HQ CVD RAOC UK), Corporal Nolan, Lance Corporal Bonsu, In receipts we find Corporal Sandy Sanderson who has returned to us from a holiday in Kenya and Privates Clarke and Morris from Regimental Depot. We also welcome WOl Whittaker, W02 Williamson, Corporal Greasley and Private Kennion. Heartiest congratulations go to Lance Corporal John and Margaret Gaughan on the birth of their twin sons Darren and John and to Lance Corporal Tony and Heather Russell and Private Alan and Renee Beckham on their marriages. Central Ammunition Depot Long town FITNESS TESTS, range qualifications, hikes along the Pennine ^•i; and in the Lake District had us wondering if we had ^.anged our role. However, despite all this activity by our nil 1 nary (all twenty two of us) the Depot work has been as hectic as ever. A study of our training statistics show that uiose who shoot worst show more speed and endurance in the titness tests. — King. 117 — v |
| Book number | R0247 |