RAOC Gazette - page 178
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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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ajl reports from the Staff speak of a job well done and for the tenons it's now the Autumn Exercise Bold Guard, Arrivals; Staff Sepgeant Eddie Collins, Sergeants Ron j-{ i :^cs and Len Moore, Corporals Jim Watson, John Mc- ^tuiien, Brian Tomlin and Bob Freeman. Lance Corporals Wig^y Wignall, James Littlejohn and Larry Hallmark. Privates Tony Foulds, Bob Green, OHy Olley and Mac McAleese. The Manning and Record Office THE military start of the RAOC Manning and Record Office have decided to come in from the cold and shake off their cfoak of anonymity. At the helm we have Colonel Carruthers, he has a very able No. 2 in Lieutenant Colonel Barn The after- girird consists of Major Embley, Major Flear, Major Walker anu Captain Walsh. Also resident in the wardroom are our two retired officers late of the Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Prater and Major Molcher, Covering below decks we have the Documentation Team consisting of WOl Fear, Staff Sergeant Maughan and Sergeant Leach. As you can see we are only a small crew but we all pull together and have a full and varied life. About January this year we discovered that in 1878 Deputy Commissary (Captain) William Henry Chambers was appointed to maintain the newly centralised records of the Ordnance Store Branch and so became the very first OIC Records. One hundred years and thirty five Officers in Charge later, it was considered appropriate to hold a little celebration. This celebration took the form of a visit to Leicester by the RAOC Staff Band who beat retreat on the evening of 21st September at the Manning and Record Office. This ceremony was preceded by a reception at which the principal guests invited were the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, The Chairman of Leicestershire County Council, the Mayor of Oadby and Wig- ston, The Director of Manning (Army), The Director General of Ordnance Services, the General Officer Commanding Eastern District and the Representative Colonel Commandant RAOC. W> also invited three of the Corps pensioners, Mr (Ex SQMS) A H. Meaden aged eighty seven from North London and Pensioners W. Nicholls and J. Thelwell of the Royal Hospital Chelsea together with Sergeant R. B. Allan of the RAPC Centre Worthy Down, the longest serving RAOC soldier in UK and two recruit apprentices in training at Blackdown, In all about three hundred guests enjoyed the celebrations* Major Stephen Robert's Volkswaggen minibus has been put into forced retirement not so much by old age and its strong wish to return to its natural metallic state, ferrous oxide, but the result of a rear shunt The CO Lieutenant Colonel Peter Underhill is obviously fascinated by rail travel, having just spent five days on BR travelling to Wick and back for the fun of it. At a luncheon in the Officers Mess recently we said fare- well to Captain Rod Ling, Lieutenant Chris Beard RN, FSO Ted Johnson and Mr Alex Thow. Captain Rod Ling leaves the UK and the British Army on 1st September and sails for New Zealand and a commission in the NZ RAOC. Lieutenant Chris Beard RN, who works with CDA RAF in our compound, is going back to sea on a fishery protection vessel based at Rosyth—summer cruises for next year have already been booked. Mr Ted Johnson leaves government service after thirty nine years and is going into semi retirement—so he says. Mr Alex Thow the Admin Officer has left us to join a management accounting course at Worthy Down before joining Log Exercise at the end of the year. We welcome Mrs Pamela Holden as our new Admin Officer and Mr Colin Sykes from CAD Bramley as our new Fire Chief. Stores Platoon 16 Air Defence Regiment Workshop THE date escapes me since the last contribution was made to THE GAZETTE so I feel that it is time to put the Platoon on the map. We are located at Kirton in Lindsey near Gainsborough. The Regimental Exercise was held recently both on Stam- ford and Otterburn Training Areas. A survey, carried out during the Exercise, confirmed the award of the * Golden Blanket' to Staff Sergeant Ken Blackwell and Lance Corporal Bill Morris for their considerable hours spent in bed The night deploy- ments proved to be of great interest to 32 Battery Section, who ended up with modifications to their Bedfords, the final score being Trees four—Bedfords nil. *, Now that the reorganisation on the shop floor is about finished we have commenced the Inter Platoon Sports Com- fc petition, rugby, football, hockey etc. Lance Corporal Gums' Morgan has been banned from the rugby field for biting the OC. Sergeant Roy Carr is now the official referee for all games—as he has broken a toe, (he blames * Gums*). The final score in the football match must qualify for the Guinness Book of Records—Supply Specs four—Clerks two, (sent off three, injured two and collapsed nine). During the month the Regiment held an Open Day for the public, who were invited to a display of equipment and spend their money on the side shows—The Platoon contribution was a bottle breaking stall, using catapults, which proved to be a great crowd puller—although one senior visiting officer was heard to say "Bit Dangerous isn't it?" Happy to say no casualties reported. Postings in: Sergeant Stokes, Corporal Gill, Privates Barker, Price, Angliss and Tillotson, TAVR Stores Section 102 (Ulster and Scottish) Air Defence Regiment (V) OUR PSI, Sergeant Ron Markley has created something of a record. Because of a shortfall of RA soldiers, he took part in the firing of two 21 Gun Royal Salutes at Stormont Castle. His first salute was on 2nd June 1978 when he carried out the duties of a Gun No. 3 on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen. The second salute was on 3rd June 1978 being the occasion of the Official Birth- day of Her Majesty The Queen when Sergeant Markley carried out the duty of Timekeeper. We feel that this is something quite unique for an RAOC soldier to have to his credit and our congratulations go to Ron for carrying out his duties in a most efficient manner. We went to Redesdale Camp in the Otterburn Training Area for Annual Camp where we kept the Regiment in action for the last time with the 40/70 gun. Now we have the task of backloading our 40/70 spares, so if any Unit needs any 40/70 kit just let us know! The military staff and civilian officers of RAOC Manning and Record Office. Rear row from left to right: Staff Sergeant J. B. N^'jughan, Mrs S. M . Tailby, Mr C. H. Kennerley, Mrs M . R. A. Tebbutt, Captain H. T. Hayward, Mrs C. McLoone, Mr R. A, McPhail, W O l (SSM) C. E. Fear. Front row from left to right: Major A. Flear, Lieutenant Colonel D. H. Prater (Retd), Lieutenant Colonel A. S. Barr» Colonel R. M . Carruthers, Major R. Embley* Major C. F. Molcher (Retd), Major K. C. Walker. Regional Depot Thatcham THE summer season is well underway and with depot activity a; its highest and manning at its lowest due to vacations, t.\a pace is brisk. Management Services Team have just returned from three weeks block leave all looking quite pale—such is the glorious summer we have had so far. 47 — |
| Book number | R0247 |