RAOC Gazette - page 318
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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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1 (BR) Corps St Barbara's School visits the local Fire Station. the league now resulting in one win one draw and one defeat However, the side is through to the next round of the BAOR Minor Units Cup after a good win against 38 Squadron RCT at Mulheim and we await the next round of the draw with anticipation. Three games have been played against local German teams each resulting in victories for the Station. The rugby side have not been so successful but perhaps their day will come. They show tots of enthusiasm for the game but un- fortunately have, so far been unable to turn this into favourable results. To a recent Ladies Dinner Night in the Officers Mess we were pleased to welcome Commander Rhine Area Brigadier Thornton and his wife and the Director Ordnance Services, BAOR. Brigadier Whalley and his wife. The Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Sharland having welcomed the guests took time out to say goodbye to three members of the Officers Mess shortly to depart the Station, Captain John Boilers, Cap- tain Tony Hayward and Mr Ray Sambrook our PSA represen- tative. HEADQUARTERS RAOC A MONTH of farewells: not the result of* Harden- ing and Reducing Study' but of Posting Orders. SSM Tony Mottram moves down the road to Headquarters RAOC, Corps Troops and Staff Sergeant Keith Honeysell and his family go further afield to Headquarters BAOR. Their farewell party was being organised by Staff Sergeant Dai Green when a third Posting Order arrived sending Dai and family to Headquarters RAOC 3rd Armoured Division so he was then organising his own farewell! It will soon be SQMS Green—well done! Captain Glenn Gillolt can often be seen and heard on long training runs muttering German phrases. This is because he competes in the Bielefeld Marathon soon and is also attending the Basic German Course. Good luck in both venturas Glenn— preparations for the Slat? College course? Most of our officers will be competing in the RAOC BAOR Squash Championships to be held here in b Bielefeld: Brigadier John Skinner in the RAOC Corps Troops A* team and Lieu- tenant Colonel David Harris, Major Jeremy Batnes and Major Tony Patrick and Captain Glenn Gillott in the ' B ' team. We are strongly represented in badminton circles by our excellent 1 bunch ' of senior ranks. Our best wishes to Captain Kevin Ward (who has arrived as our S03 SD/Trg designate) and Captain Melanie Stock currently of BMH Iserlohn on their marriage, Welcome to SSM Tony Dudley and family for a comparatively short stay as he has been selected for commissioning next year. Many con- gratulations on this, and as well to Staff Sergeant Keith Honeysett on the award of his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. FVD Recklinghausen STILL Recklinghausen is a hive of activity, always something going on. The last of the TA Training Issues combined with Sight Guard and Padre Loan Issues is keeping everyone on their toes. Corporal Mick Cumberland can be heard muttering " Come back all is forgiven " ; referring to Sergeant Pete Gee who was last seen heading for Krefeld on a EPC(A) course. Good luck Pete. On the sporting scene Sergeants BUI Tait and John Mc- GonagJe, among others of FVD, are keeping Wulfen well supplied with talent for the Station Football Team. Staff Sergeant Tony O'Connor and his Whippets can be seen every weekend head- ing for pastures new in their quest for Cross Country Com- petition, This is a change from the training route to the quarry at Dauten. (I wonder what they have hidden there). On the Regimental side, the CSM, W 2 Stuart Brierley is 'running ' a training programme which will (it is hoped) prepare the unit for the ARU Inspection later this month. Captain Graham and WOl Ken Barnett can be seen writing Tech SOP's and Job Descriptions. It is not true that Corporal Mark Mead was changing them all, he was just amending them, so he says. Congratulations to Privates Vanderson and Murphy on passing their B2 upgrading and HGVI tests. We welcome to the unit Staff Sergeant Warner, Corporal Dougal ACC, Privates Downey and Morgan and bid farewell to Lance Corporal McMurdo and Private Pilkington to civvy street, Sergeant Spencer, Corporal Haworth ACC, Lance Corporals Barrett, Hammond and McKeown on posting. REMEMBER THE DEADLINE FOR COPY —28th OF EACH MONTH — WITH THE EDITOR AT DEEPCUT t CCRAOC presenting a Twenty Five Year Service Certificate to Herr Gerhard Biischer at ASU Bielefeld. (See page 2 6 9 . ) STAFF CLERKS OUR featured branches for this month are G3(SD), G3(Avn RAF) and Gl, 4, 5(Plans): G3(SD) AND G1(AVN RAF). Since our last epistle there have been some changes in G3(SD). We have said goodbye to Lance Corporal Graham White house who has departed this branch for the mysterious realm of G2 (Int/Sy) arid we wish him well for the future. We have welcomed Lance Corporal Simon Cockram from the steamy jungles of Belize and he seems lo be acclimatised to the less exotic pastures of BAOR- We are awaiting the return of Corporal Jan Enfield WRAC who went on leave as Corporal Jan Tate and has at the time of writing just been married to Corporal Kevin Enfield R. Signals. By the time these notes are printed they will be settling down to married life. We wish the happy couple all the very best for the future. — 266 — |
| Book number | R0250 |