RAOC Gazette - page 219
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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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Unfortunately due to retirements we have lost our Branch Chairman Colonel Davies and Vice Chairman Lieutenant Colonel E. Lord (Retd) and we wish Colonel Davies every success in his new civil appointment with GKN and Lieutenant Colonel Lord a relaxing and healthy final retirement. Their places have been taken by Colonel Holdsworth and Colonel K. Bullock (Retd) respectively and we look forward to a long and happy association with them. By the time you are reading this fourteen of our branch will have made our annual pilgrimage to the Birmingham Branch annual dinner where our own President, Brigadier Short, is the guest of honour. After which on the 12th November, we will all be meeting at the Donnington Garrison Remembrance Sunday Church Service and Parade followed by the traditional visit to respective Messes. Finally will all our members please note that the band is booked, the cabaret is booked, the buffet is ordered, and over fifty Christmas draw prizes selected for Thursday, 7th Decem- ber, at the TAVR Centre Trench. Dance/buffet tickets at £1.50 from the Secretary (Donnington Mil 566).- premise that L on glow n has some hidden (well hidden) delights -,f its own. Finally, we offer our congratulations to Corporal Sterland * n >.is marriage to Edith Porter and to Staff Sergeant and Mrs Xshurst on the birth of their son Christian James. TAVR 52 Company RAOC(V) IT appears to have been some years since we last appeared in THf. CORPS GAZETTE and no doubt a lot of changes have occurred since we last wrote. Being commanded by Major P. J. Bridges, our task in life is to provide ammunition support in the field and to this end, the Unit is made up of a Headquarters, two Ammunition Platoons and four Equipment Sections. Our manpower, which is recruited from the local populace, covers the whole range of employment, from Headmasters to unskilled labourers in the near-by Depot and a Bank Under- Manager. Training in * Foreign Parts' during recent months, has taken as to such exotic Stations as Bickerton, Leek, Scarborough and Swynnerton, culminating in Summer Camp in sailor country at GosporL Training at Camp concerned the normal Regimental and Trade Training Syllabus and Private Carroll is to be con- gratulated on his enthusiasm towards early morning PT. Sergeant Lambert laid on a Combat Survival Exercise where all personnel were put through their paces in building ' Bashas * and an Intense Course of Survival Techniques and interrogation methods which left a number of people in a daze. Further visits are planned for Altcar, Capel Curig, Kineton, Nesscliffe and Swynnerton, preparatory to BAOR in 1979. Our intrepid PSIs, yes* we do have Regulars in this Unit, consist of W02 Bill Oliver, Staff Sergeant Terry Brooks, (1 can't get used to Thursday night AND Week-end Training) and Sergeant Graham Wetherill (What's the LOA for Hong Kong like?). Recent departures have been W02 Rapinett and Staff Sergeant Adams, both of whom have now left the service after twenty two years and who leave with our best wishes. Life is not all Training in the Unit, as we also participate in the West Midlands District Patrol Team Competition, the local table tennis and football leagues and our small bore shooting team have put our name on the map, by recently winning the TAR A Small Bore League Division L ASSOCIATION NEWS Shropshire Branch OUR St Leger Buffet Dance on the 12th September at the Centre Trench was a big success despite, for some un- known reason, a slight drop in attendance. Brian Findsley's (ex Corporal RAOC) Mirage Group, now four in number as Brian has handed over his drums and concentrates on the vocals and management, kept everybody happy and on their feet, The winners of the horses in our branch draw were taken from the drum by our new Lieutenant Colonel Hodder (USA) who was reminded by our Secretary at the * mike' to move faster as he was now serving in the British Army! Lieutenant Colonel Hodder and his charming wife enjoyed themselves until the last waltz and are most welcome additions to our branch functions. Mrs Gladys Isaacs (nee Sub Conductor Warden WRAC) having travelled all the way from Chester not only drew a horse but it romped in first to win Gladys £32 in all 1 Mr (ex-Con- ductor) Jim Carey, also at the dance with family, drew a horse which got third place and won him £8.50. The second winner (not at the dance this time) was also someone well known in the Corps—ex-Conductor Harold Doming who won £16 which will help to offset his expenses in taking his wife for a long premised cruise. It was nice to see the Secretary Birmingham Branch Harry Arkinsall and the Standard Bearer (Association Toast Master) George Bennett, accompanied by his charming daughter, enjoy- ing the dance so much not forgetting the feats of Messrs Ron Hmsley, Reg Massey, Busty Bye, etc etc on the floor! POOR CIRCULATION CAN MAKE US SMALL AND THIN TAVR SKI WITH RAOC IN '79 THERE are still a number of vacancies on Adventurous Train- ing Courses being run at the RAOC Ski Hut, Nethy Bridge, Invernesshire. Each course runs for thirteen days, during which time you will receive expert instruction in Alpine down hill skHng, Ski equipment is provided and also there is a certain amount of protective clothing available. The first course assembles on 1st January 1979 and the last course disperses on 9th March 1979. The cost per student is £16 but you will also have to pay for any ski lift tickets you may require during the course. If you are interested and wish to know more, contact your Unit Ski Representative or District Headquarters Ordnance Branch, or instead write to the Secretary of the RAOC Ski Association: Major R. Frisby RAOC, Headquarters Scotland (Army), Edinburgh EH1 2YX. 179 — |
| Book number | R0247 |