RAOC Gazette - page 149
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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 | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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service with the Corps and will shortly be retiring. Talking of retirements, this month has been the occasion of a fareweU from both ODA and the Corps to Captain Larry Wright. Larry retires after twenty six years with the Corps, and has decided to head for the sun for his second career in the Middle East: good luck from us all. The sporting scene has been somewhat quiet this month with the only notable success coming from the Depot entry in the RAOC sports meeting at Moenchengladbach. Private ' Bean ' Green came away with first place in the high jump, al- though the overall result for the Depot at the end of the day was not so good. Never mind lads! As Napoleon said at bt Waterloo It's not the result that matters so much as the taking part" Arrivals: WOsl Hubbard and Paisley, W02 Barraclough, Corporal Kelly, Lance Corporal Docherty and Private Russell and all those who have come to us from VSD Moenchenglad- bach, THE 15 COD VIERSEN AND VEHICLE SUB-DEPOT ATHLETICS TEAM L\ir row left to right: Private J. Lewis, Sergeant J. P. M . r.idluy REME, Corporal L. W . Pearce, Corporal J. Middleton, oiporal J* Gregory, Lance Corporal A. E. Johnson (VSD), ancc Corporal D. A . Cowell (VSD), Corporal M. C. Masterson- ndrews, Sergeant J. A. Mar-Gerrison ACC, Private J. K. Biesry. ront row left to right: Sergeant K. R. Townsend, WOT K. H. ratt, Captain A. P. Byles, Lieutenant Colonel W . M . Young /5D) t Lieutenant Colonel T, D. Yeats (SSD), Captain I. R. J. Dexter, W O l (RSM) W . C, B. Black, Sergeant D. Spencer. :ss organisation should go to the irrepressible Sergeant Prole Yes he's been promoted since). He stage managed the event mm start to finish and one almost felt that he orchestrated it oo because it began and ended on a wave of sound, blasting urdrums but driving everyone on to the floor gyrating in a kind tf rhythmic oblivion and mesmerised by flickering strobe lights. Jke some demonic conductor, Prole strode to and fro his im- >assive features betraying none of the strain of making every- thing succeed- But even when those massive waves of sound cceded so that dazed dancers could eat their excellent buffet he joyous spirit of the evening persisted. We all felt proud of he VSD and glad to belong. The following day the sun shone on the hottest day so far jf our wretched summer as the Junior Ranks took the field loping that they would defeat the members of our Officers and iergeants Mess at cricket thus proving that they were better tble to survive * the night before/ But alas it was not to be ind the Officers and Sergeants beat them by a fairly healthy nargin—seventy for six against forty nine for ten. Welcome to: WOl Wright, Sergeant Hayes REME and Private O'Hara. Fare well to: W02 Wilson, Sergeant Brock REME, Sergeants holmes, Fleming, Prole, Childs and Armstrong, Corporals Nppieby, Fensome and Williams, Lance Corporals Hallmark, VIills. Johnson, Parrott and Carter, Privates McKie, Kennion, Kzemyk, Adamson and Willcocks on posting and W02 Heap, Sergeant Seymour, Corporals Johnson and Dobson, Lance Corporals Hughes and Smith, Privates Hayes, Jepson, Shore, Pape, Bailey, Logie, Skinner, Judge, Jeffers and Lamb to ODA. Congratulations on promotion to WOs2 Wilson and Cooper md Sergeants Prole and Armstrong. Ordnance Depot Antwerp HHE Depot was recently honoured by a visit from Major General Stanyer the Representative Colonel Commandant. His *isit included a drive round the ODA estates at Broechem and Olen and he was able to meet a large number of the Depot Staff. ^ The day was also the occasion for the presentation of Long Service and Good Conduct Medals to Staff Sergeant -ross and Sergeant McNee, both of Technical Administration ^ t r . and Corporal Beattie of Depot Storage Staff. General Manyer also presented medals to Sergeant MacKay of the ^orss Section at 60 Station Workshop at Olen, and to our L ook> Corporal Gibson ACC A memorable day also for our Quartermaster, Major Ken Lloyd, who received a bar to his Long Service and Good Con- a ^t Medal. Major Ken has completed thirty nine years — Photo Private Hodder. Captain Wright with members of the Planning Staff Ordnance Depot Antwerp. Left to right: Lance Corporal Potts, Corporal Lindfey, Captain Wright, W O l Shea and W O l Paisley. 3 Base Ammunition and Petroleum Depot WE were visited recently by the Representative Colonel Com- * mandant, Major General Stanyer. General Stanyer enjoyed a day's sailing at Roermond, courtesy of 3 BAFD, and was helmed by Lance Corporal Low of Planning Branch. Long Service and Good Conduct Medals were presented by the Commandant, to the following in the newly erected 'Sergeants Mess Annexe' at the rear of the ' Keller B a r ' : SSM Ron Foster, RQMS Ron Cosway, SQMS Gerry Marks and Sergeant Ray Jenkinson, On Wednesday 12th July the uniformed organisation said farewell to two of their leaders Marie and Corporal Malcolm Rothery. To say farewell in the proper manner a camp fire was arranged and the Commandant and Mrs Musson, along with other officers involved, were invited. After several songs were enjoyed came the sad part, the farewells and presentation. Many a tear was shed but quickly wiped away and everyone was into song again. We will all miss them both for their unstinting efforts to Brownies, Guides, Cubs and Scouts. We wish them well in their new posting to Donnington. Congratulations to the following on substantive promotion: Sergeant Strachan, Corporals Bolton and Robinson and Lance Corporals Beverstock, Hildersley and Smart. Postings in: Sergeant Boyle, Corporals Rumbelow and Thorogood, Privates Davis, Fletcher and Wild. Postings out: W02 Hamon, Sergeant Walker, Corporals Brown, Critchlow (on discharge) and Oliphant, Lance Corporals McGee, McGowan (on discharge) and McKenna, Private Davey. BAOR Ammunition Inspectorate HERFORD, The Unit was pleased to witness the presentation by Brigadier MacDonald DDOS HQ 1 (BR) Corps, of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to WOsl Alex Marshall and 119 — |
| Book number | R0247 |