RAOC Gazette - page 225
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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 posting to Dulmen and Corporal Mick Bennett to Ord Depot Antwerp. We welcome SSM 'Todd and Linda Slaughter and family r* r om the Apprentices College, Private Chris Betmead and wife f ro m Bicester and Lance Corporal Mick and Gail Lincoln and children from Kineton. We extend warm congratulations to WOl Mick Wright on his Mentioned in Despatches on the latest honours list. FVD RECKLINGHAUSEN THE Unit being now officially twelve weeks old, continues to march forward in we hope the right direction, although the Orderly Room continues to be flooded with posting preference proformae naming Hiltrup as first preference. Whilst we are awaiting badly needed reinforcements, the rug'sy season has already taken its toll of our depleted strength. As Lance Corporal Steve Skidmore left hospital with a broken ankle, Private Alex Gurmin entered with guess what—a broken ankle! They exchanged a grimaced nod of greetings. Our weekly prayers meetings continue to be a great help in getting problems solved, although yours truly says an extra prayer for himself, hoping he records everything the other fast talking gents around the table like to get off their chests. 1 Private * Stretch Atkinson, another casualty on crutches, has moved in on the Orderly Room, temporarily, where I think he fancies his chances as a budding Staff Clerk. The OQ Major Ray Holland, is busy making plans in his spare time (didn't know he had any), for his rally driving pursuits. Private John Carroll, in preparation for his forthcoming introduction to German course, has been heard to mutter in between his usual punk rock patter, words which sounded like Guten Tag' and 'Auf Weidersein.* We say farewell this week to our odd job man Staff Sergeant Joe Hogg, his latest appointment being CSM, and wish him well at Rhine Area. We welcome to the Unit Private Brian McKeown and wish him a successful tour. 1st British Corps STAFF CLERKS G EPS/TRG. A particularly busy time within the branch for both the exercise planning and train- , ing staffs. However, it seems that hard work does not go unrewarded since three of our team were ' given the nod* by No. 2 Promotion Board whose selections for elevation were recently published. Congratulations therefore go to Corporal (now Acting Sergeant) Allan Morris, Lance Corporal (now Acting Corporal) Bill Laight and Private (now Acting Lance Corporal) Brian Marsden. As a result of these promotions we had to say farewell last month to Allan Morris who has returned from whence he came; only this time to command the good ship R and D* Our thanks go to him for all his hard work on the Exercise Planning Staff, and also for his invariable cheerfulness and loyalty as a branch member. I am sure that R and D will present him with its own peculiar challenge. Recently married Corporal Bill Laight returned from his leave/honeymoon looking if anything slimmer than ever; he assures us though that this is due entirely to humping heavy wedding presents ! Anyway, for his sins, he has moved back to join the exercise planners once again, Finally, a welcome to the branch goes to Private Stewart MacDonald who has joined us on secondment from ' Wally's Warriors' in the R and D. We hope the shock ain't too great! All the rest of us, including WOl Frank Linnane, are still alive and almost sane. GSD 1/2. After the long cold summer and with the second part of the Basic Fitness Test looming upon us the emphasis of the past few weeks has been to get and keep fit. Corporal " Scouse' Hayes has returned from Exercise Paper Break with what he calls his * new body.* We cannot see any difference! Staff Sergeant Mac MacLaren and his Para friend Sergeant Dave Leek, have started playing rugby again and have enticed Private Tony Mackey to join them. We wish them good hunting for the coming season. Corporal Colin Stephens has returned from leave having performed the duties of Best Man at Corporal Bill Laighfs wedding in Scotland. We too would like to wish Bill and Kathy our warmest congratulations and hope they have many happy years together. Lance Corporal Jim Shanks passed his driving test at the first attempt, and >s now more qualified to drive Sergeant Alan Buckwell around the bend! Alan is leaving the Army shortly and we take this opportunity to wish Ellie and him all the very best in civilian life, Welcome to Private Ian Blatherwick from the Depot wish him a pleasant tour in Bielefeld. We ORDNANCE BRANCH A RELATIVELY quiet month with no exercises to bother us and most members of the Branch trying to square their leave accounts before the Winter sets in. There has been two departures, Major Maccoll and family to Chilwell and Major Cottington to 7 Field Force; the very best of luck to them and the good wishes of all the Branch. On the sporting scene, fishing is the in thing, with none oE the energetic sports to bother us; but there are rumblings in the distance about playing-off the remaining rounds of the Com- manders Cup and of the impending BFT Test, where an Olympic qualifying time is required (in boots as well). A hearty welcome is extended to Major Bob Fitzsimmons the new S02 (Blue)! sorry 1 mean Maint and congratulations to Sergeant Brown on his recent promotion. 1st Armoured Division WE welcome Major Kevin Dreyer from New Zealand who is over here on Exercise Long Look. After a lightning tour of Ordnance Units in the Division and Corps he has settled down to organise the visit of Division Dump Company. He has one point in his favour on this, he won't be here to answer for any of m s m sta es ^JRJJ?5js—£tt5j£p^ ^ ^ - So far he has managed ^G? ^%l*g2>^ iff sight seeing trips to Hamburg and Paris, although for the latter he claims he only went as the official New Zealand representative to the inter- national Citroen car rally. Many months ago I promised to include a photograph of myself, and at last I've got round to i t To those of you who have not had the pleasure, I'm Corporal Allirog and have been in Verden for many years. If any one knows of a spare female of the species I would be most interested as there aren't many v of us in BAOR. A We've heard of guerillas but this is ridiculous. Congratulations to Corporal Bill Winchester on his pro- motion to that rank. He was unfortunately away on a course when it came through so he has been landed with two celebra- tions instead of one. I hope there weren't too many on his course!. ORDNANCE COMPANY THIS month has been particularly successful for the Unit on the sports side. The football team surpassed themselves in the first round of the Army challenge football cup with a win of five to three over 1 Royal Anglians. Goals were scored by Sergeant Alan Frampton two, Corporal Billy Ferrier two, and Private Geordie Bannister, The cross country team got off to a good start as well by winning their first match in the minor Units league. Private Alan Kirby came in first in the team and finished a respectable twenty eighth against the major Units running. The beginning of the month saw a visit by the DDOS Brigadier Whalley. The DDOS presented the Long Service — 133 — |
| Book number | R0247 |