RAOC Gazette - page 210
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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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A mention must go to Berlin Platoon who in recent trade training managed to get ten AA gradings, plus a mention from the Trade Training Company as being the best Platoon who have gone through trade training in recent years- Congratulations go to Captain Major on his promotion. We say farewell to Sergeant Wilkie who is soon to leave us, he will be a sad loss, but we welcome in his place Sergeant Reynolds REME, who takes over as Bruneval Platoon Sergeant. In recent weeks the only words heard from the Second-in- Commands Office are Post—Left, Starboard—Right, as he studies for his sailing instructors course. Hopefully we will pass, and the rest of us won't be subject to the sailing ' banter.' vacated chair is now filled by Captain John Withers to whom we say welcome to the lower floor of operations (he only moved - from the Operations Room ). Our CRAOC, Lieutenant Colonel Maurice O'Dea, is a few days from the end of his tour and whilst no one has noticed the tears rolling down his face, we feel there is a touch of sadness in his heart albeit that it is only because he can*t kick the R03 Supplies around anymore. We wish Colonel Maurice and Astrid good health and fortune in their new post; and welcome our new CRAOC Lieutenant Colonel B. Hopkinson. We wish Staff Sergeant Dick Hill a happy tour with Rhine Area and say hello to Staff Sergeant Joe Emery from MOD. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ASU (WEST) WHAT a surprise when all ranks of Academy Headquarters received invitations to report to the Gymnasium. We thought this strange, as we only use the gym twice a year and that's for the Sergeants Mess Summer and Christmas Ball. Nevertheless, some of us complied only to find out that we were required to train for the BFT. The fastest finisher was the Superintending Clerk in his Ford Cortina 2000E (he drove past as we were finishing the course). Sergeant Gus Curry has disappeared from Old College yet again for foreign climes (rumour has it that his days are numbered). New College congratulations go to Staff Sergeant Pete Harrison and Marion on their marriage. Congratulations are also due to Lance Corporal Lee Doel, Privates Bob Day and Andy Price on successfully passing their B2 trade tests. The latter two will no doubt be checking up on the location of the clothing store before long—subject to a clean nose and all that. Sergeant Ron Carr in Victory College has now successfully passed Maths and English Language at ' O * Level. Now that he has mastered the English Language all readers will be spared the * nause' of trying to decipher some of the obscure * french phrases' he includes every time he writes the notes for THE OUR photograph shows CRAOC Northern Ireland presenting the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to W02 Andy Angrove who is employed as an ASA with the ASU in Londonderry. We understand that the appearance of Andy in uniform was a shock to his OC who is more used to seeing him clothed in leather, with eyes peering from a costly crash helmet and mounting an even more expensive and powerful motor bike, The other two WOs in the Unit, Bob Smart and Nobby Clark, are a little envious of Andy as it appears that their crimes have not gone undetected! MM *\.:i-sy.j3- : : : « • •'.•: ^ < ' £ ; , - v ; & $ •<,;-. ;A\':%?%':iVAr~: :t GAZETTE. Sergeants Curry and Carr (sounds like a TV series) both note with interest that Staff Sergeants vacancies are likely in the not too distant future. One says ' Gee' and the others refuse to join A Queue for any reason. I don't care if I write the notes for evermore I'm not going to mention the Second-in-Command or his TV trips, Butlins outings, barbecues, discos, folk nights etc. At the barbecue (run by the Staff Clerks) the menu defeated the appetites of many who attended and resulted in steaks being handed back to the Messing Dept We heard a whisper of bikes and balloons and would appreciate any guidance from Corps men 4 who joined * the Association at Bicester '69 to 75. Help! Northern Ireland 'HEADQUARTERS RAOC IT is autumn, football fever breaks out and match of the day rules Saturday evening and we are inclined to forget the less star studded football teams that are the backbone of the game. Such a team is Lisburn Garrison ably captained by WOI Malcolm Edwards (Superintendent Clerk Headquarters Northern Ireland), abetted by Captain Bob Manners (Goal- keeper) and nine other stalwarts drawn from the Defence Platoon, Int and Garrison LAD. This team must be unique as football teams go, they never talk about their successes; this is not through modesty, but simply be- cause they never have any! To them success is measured by the number of goals they lose by, very gallant all will agree, but when one out of six goals goes between the goalies legs it makes us think of a schoolboy jingle—Where was the goalie, where was he, sitting on the crossbar having a cup of tea. Not quite as romantic as Moo res verse but perhaps just as appropriate. (See For the Record). "Sorry Bob we know you were . . . .ered." The explanation or excuse for the continued defeats is " We won the Minor league last year so they put us in the Major Units league this year" In saying keep trying lads, we think there is a moral in the story like say "Carry on, you can't lose them all" Captain Bob Manners has been posted from one desk to another in the same office, and has become the Vehicle King, his . .;::.,:mm. Lieutenant Colonel Maurice O'Dea presents the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to WOZ Andy Angrove. STORES SECTION 33 INDEPENDENT FIELD SQUADRON WE say farewell to our boss Staff Sergeant Graham Manders who leaves us for the sun in Brunei. We wish him, his wife Laura and their two boys Bon Voyage. We also say farewell to Lance Corporal Ian Cansfield and his wife Hazel to BAOR. We welcome our new boss Staff Sergeant Keith iCilgour from BAOR and wish him and his family all the best during their new post in Northern Ireland. The Unit is in support of the only resident Engineer Field Squadron in Northern Ireland. It is situated in Antrim by the side of Lough Neagh. Ordnance Depot Northern Ireland SEPTEMBER will go down as a smashing month for the piano bashing team who joined in the fun at the Resident Battalions Fete, After a slow start they managed to bash their way to the first prize which included a hug and kiss from Miss Pompadour. Corporals Red Hancock and Mick Frend tried hard to persuade Miss Pompadour for an action replay of the prize giving. The month has been a mainly sporting one with Corporal Taffy Bannister of the Darts Team managing to win his last J three games, while Private * Fazak the Greek Fazakerley played it by ear! Staff Sergeant Alan Chapman has recovered from the shock of being appointed both OIC football and volleyball by winning his first football match for two seasons. We hasten to add he has only just arrived in Kinnegar. The volleyball team which is to compete in the Province League has its nucleus at the Supply Sub-Depot with the team being supplemen- ted from Kinnegan A court has now been erected in Lisburn 172 — t v.--f |
| Book number | R0247 |