RAOC Gazette - page 314
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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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JBietosi from &broao Headquarters BAOR WE must begin our notes with a mention of the visit to the JHQ of the Bundespresident Carl Carstens. The weather was kind and everyone seemed pleased and impressed with the whole proceedings. (Including BFBS Television.) There's bowling and there's bowling . . . Lieutenant Colonel George Ross (Retd) is quite involved with two teams the Academicals and the Allsorts, both winning their leagues yet again! . . . While S Man's the Director's beat Kathys Killers, an RAF team from Rheindahlen, eight nil recently,—but the result was declared void by the league organisers I The Directors were most upset — they hadn't beaten anyone eight to nil before or since'. Corporal Reg Black is at it again, he's over in Greece —running. He's due back soon to take part in the Bielefeld Marathon. Talking of Bielefeld, S Man has seen a change of Chief Clerks, out to Fallingbostel is Charlie Hunter, and in fresh from eighteen months holiday with 1(BR) Corps is Keith Honeysett. Major Roger Attrill, Sergeant Dave Le Page and Corporal Paddy Keating are back from the UK where they took part in the RAOC Squash Championships in Deepcut. They beat Donnington but were themselves knocked out by 4th Armoured Division, useful experience was gained by all! On more local lines, Captain Jim Ritchie was knocked off the top of the Directorate Squash Ladder by Major Chris Green, just before the latter was elevated to Lieutenant Colonel and posted to Headquarters NORTHAG, well done sir! Also elevated, Major Brian Roberts of Tech Svcs/Resource Man/Systems and Auto, I forget which, but well done sir! Next door to Major Roberts, is Sergeant Bill Cammack, Bill is now involved with the Rheindahlen Mini Basketball Club, encouraging youngsters to take up and play the game. Bill wants it made known that ' mini' refers to age and not size! Congratulations to Sergeant Frank Adams of the presenta- tion of his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Defence Reviews of Reviews have meant an eyes down month in Combat Supplies and all requests for newsworthy items have been met with a ' go away' {or words to that effect). However, your correspondent has managed to glean a few snippets. Mr Harry Holden a well-known member of the branch has been married, honeymooned and, by the time this appears, will be back in harness as unfailingly cheerful as ever. Congratulations and our very best wishes! Sergeant Mick Earthey has not been seen for some time and rumour has it that he is on leave—watch this space for a full report. Captain Eamonn Hannaway is on leave, back in UK to take part in fell racing in the Lake District. Discussion of this little known sport led someone to enquire whether it involved dogs being released after the runners, so we await with interest the good Captains' return (on crutches?) Strange unearthly noises have been heard emanating from Major David Wrights' office but, contrary to popular belief, it is not the cries of his clerks being belaboured over BAOR hockey fixtures, our S02 Ground Fuels has a solo part in the forthcoming production of Yeomen of the Guard, What is known in BFG petrol coupon circles as singing for his supper. Talking of petrol coupons, Lieutenant Colonel John Shircliff (Retd), was allowed to visit Hamburg recently for the monthly coupon check. All were subsequently agreed that although the subsequent Polizei Identikit picture included the beard, the general likeness was not all that good. RAOC Rheindahlen Garrison have entered a soccer team in the DOS Cup this year. Our own WOl Paul Sowerby is the non-playing coach, though if past experience is anything to go by he will find himself playing in every game and scoring in f • most! Corporal Jim Lane is also representing the Branch in the team, in fact he's had his annual haircut in honour of his selection (to the team or perhaps for sub promotion to Corporal). We said farewell to WOl Pete Green, he's off to Didcot for his sins. News from the Staff branches this month. Congratulations go to WOl Josh Homewood on his selection for a com- mission, We say farewell and congratulations to Corporal Steve Slater who is leaving G2 Div for PI Services BAOR. in the rank of Sergeant, his replacement is Corporal Steve Bird who is transferring from Headquarters Co-ord and he is replaced by Corporal Ronaldson who has just completed a tour in Belize. We also welcome Sergeant Rutledge into Gl Div. It is that time of year again and congratulations on pro- visional selection for promotion go to Corporal Gerry Adkins— G l / 4 Plans, Corporal Paddy Keating—G2 Div, Lance Corporal Ron Frayne—Gl Div, Corporals Jim Lane and Andy Wilson—- Supply. f — 262 Live Oak WHETHER this is the first mention of Live Oak in THE GAZETTE or not no one here can remember so it was felt that it was time we had We have nine RAOC members serving among the three services in a four nation Head- quarters. All are Staff Clerks, for their sins, and to give a quick resume of personnel we have W02 Rod Bush as PA to the COS soon to leave us on commissioning. W02 Roger Evans is Chief Clerk UK Delegation recently arrived from the sharp end at Headquarters 2nd Armoured Division. In the Staff Secretariat there is Staff Sergeant John Starrs ably assisted by Corporals Alex Francis and Ralph Butler, Lance Corporals Bob Pullan and Nigel King. Corporal Ken Robson works in the Air Planning Section and UK Delegation, and finally Lance Corporal Colin Scott is the clerk/typist in the Operations Centre. W02 Pete Gill has recently left on posting and we all wish him well. Having given all a mention we now move to the main events, the Live Oak Bowling League is in the limelight at the moment taking place every Wednesday. Our Annual CPX will soon be upon us when Live Oak bursts into a hive of activity and we meet people we never knew existed As he is going to type these notes we have to mention our UK Delegation blue job Corporal Ian Drew it t RAF. Management- Services Unit BAOR THIS month we start with the long delayed congratulations to Staff Sergeant Majors Dave Down and Julian Thompson on their being promoted substantive WOl, eighteen months after selection. Is this a record? Life goes on much as normal, the members of the unit disappear from time to time on studies, courses etc, SSM Julian Thompson and SQMS Tikki Tikaram have been to all those exotic places where Supply Depots are located, with the added spice of calling into Warendorf. SSM Dave Down and our new convert W 2 Nagy RA went off to Wulfen to do some- thing or other, and having read their report, I am still not sure. SSMs Terry Goiding and John Dawson went off to Antwerp but found it closed to normal folk pending the arrival of more high- powered visitors. Major David Rowley swanned off to Shriven- ham to be micro-processed. Exercise Red Claymore took SSM Clive Kingston to Pombsen Depot, it took him an hour to discover it is not in |
| Book number | R0250 |