RAOC Gazette - page 261
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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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was the most successful and or comfortable. Being the author I will have the last word and assure those interested parties that the Divisional Dump Exercise of 3rd Armoured Division was the most successful and uncomfortable; prune-like skin and owl-like eyes are a prerequisite for any Divisional Dump exercise soldier. Our 4th Armoured Division contingent are away until next week. Come on weather, deteriorate even more. Sergeant Dennis Thynne is busy preparing to leave us next month for CAD Kbeton, the depths to which some people will sink to get promoted. However, he assures us all that he really is looking forward to going there if he can get all his belongings and wife's catalogues across the Channel His other problem is to redistribute his Bielefeld responsibilities to their original owners—'Corps Troops what? Never heard of them/ is the reply, That gladiator of the crooked stick and bobbing white ball, Staff Sergeant George Ferguson, leaves for his Operation Banner stint and we wish him a safe and speedy return. As if fair exchange was no robbery, we welcome back from Operation Banner Corporal David Cotterill. Not many people saw him though because as soon as he arrived so he left on exercise; I believe the expression used is character training. When normality returns to the Inspectorate, if it was ever here in the first place, more will be written. Heard from the bottom of slit trench—the muddy bottom of a slit trench, ATs are like bananas, green when young, yellow when old, hang around in bunches and there is not a straight one amongst them! WALSRODE. Past and present members of the Corps who are familiar with the Detachment at Walsrode will undoubtedly know Hauptfelwebel Ede Krenze. After serving in the Wehrmacht during the war and losing an arm in an argument with a T34, he then re-enlisted on the formation of the Bun- deswehr and served a further twenty four years. On his retire- ment from the German Army his presence will be sadly missed not only in the Unit bar but also for the practical assistance he frequently gave the Unit in the past. Past members of Walsrode can rest assured that his send off was in traditional fashion and we wish him a long and happy retirement. Ordnance Depot Antwerp MANY readers will be aware that Headquarters British Forces Antwerp is one of the more notable tenants on the Ord Depot patch and that in the Headquarters we (the RAOC) have two Class 1 quill sharpeners. In fact, only the senior of the two does the sharpening; the junior has the task of chasing the ducks around Fort Broechem and obtaining the quills. The posting out of Corporal Ken Ellis-Rijs has meant that Lance Corporal Paddy Killeen has been promoted to Sharpener and a new arrival Lance Corporal Tom Orrock has the enviable task of chasing the local birds. Tom's arrival was also the occasion of a repainting of the building—there were mutterings of ' yet another whitewash job * and * things will be all white now!* Corporal Ellis-Rijs is off to Cyprus on pro- motion—these Staff Clerks get everywhere! With the return of the rugby season many of the old warriors have been persuaded to dig out their boots which their wives had optimistically buried in the cellars. Team Captain, Sergeant Taff Evans, has been chasing his team up and down between the posts in an effort to slim them down a little but it was not quite enough for the first round of the Rhine Area Minor Units Cup when the team lost to Viersen who were led by the redoubtable RSM Black. Viersen took the match at seventeen to seven, The golfers report greater success with Captain Pete Fellows winning the Chapman Cup at the RAOC (BAOR) Autumn meeting in Sennelager. W02 Jim Bowen did not do quite so well and had to be content with being runner up. In the Bogey Competition however, the positions were reversed so fair do's! (The note I received did not say how many entrants there were, but there must have been at least three because Sergeant Dave Hogg came third in the Bogey Competition). Postings in: Private Hymus from Ashchureh and Captain Humphreys from Ordnance Depot Northern Ireland. Marriages: Private Jones 838 to Miss Lillian Sandra Miller and Private Bailey to Miss Aileen Flett Carle, Births: Lance Corporal and Mrs Bennett a daughter Penny Lorraine and Private and Mrs Lamb a daughter Sarah Anne. To Staff Sergeant and Mrs Rowlands we offer our deepest sympathy on the sad loss of their young son Dean, who died in hospital in London on 6th October* 3 Base Ammunition and Petroleum Depot 3 BAPD was recently in the news via the BFBS Radio Pro- gramme * It's Good 'Ere." The programme featured ten menv bers of the Unit, who gave listeners an insight into the rote of the Unit, and as a consequence had their choice of music played, The Bracht Youth Club recently held a sponsored cycle ride over one hundred kilometres. In perfect weather, the riders lined up and were away at 0930 houfs. The field soon strung out and it was after only 1 four kilometres that the first casualty literally ' bit the dust. Poor Colin Jenkinson was brought back to the pavilion in a Land Rover, After nursing his grazed^ swollen face for a few hours he tried a couple of laps later on in the day. First to finish was Mike Emerton, with the first girl being Liz Wase. The sum raised was in excess of DM2,300, which will go a long way towards the Youth Club's ski-ing trip in the New Year. Golf now plays an important part in the Unit sporting activities and with the help and tuition of the * Maestro * Lance Corporal Ian Gray (Army champion, BAOR match play champion and BAOR stroke play champion), we have all en- joyed considerable success during the season. Handicaps have plumetted and there are now three single-figure handicap players in the Unit. Ian Gray plus one, WOl John Kearney four, and recently posted in Sergeant Paul Ladley five. The Juniors in golf- ing ability Bryan Dawson, Pete Bmerton and Bob Davies have now committed themselves to reaching the heights achieved by our 1 Big Three/ Although the Rhine Area soccer league isn't in full swing yet, the Bracht team have already played three friendly matches, winning two and losing one. We have just won through the preliminary round of the Army Cup by beating 13 Signal Regi- ment six to one t and have now been drawn in the first round at home to SSD Dulmen. We have said goodbye to our 'goalie* Corporal Thomo Thompson, who has returned to UK on posting, and welcome into the team Lance Corporal ' Daggy * Dagnall and Private Don Francis. Being the DOS (BAOR) Cup holders, we are looking forward to defending the trophy against Wulfen in the first round next month. The Bracht Barbarians rugby club's tour this year was based on COD Chilwell, The 1st XV, perhaps embarrassed by their highly successful start to the season, declined to win three of their four games, losing to quite strong teams from Nottingham Casuals, Nottingham Police and Tunbridge Wells, whilst beating Long Eaton. It is fair to say that like the last British Lions our forwards are entitled to ask, "what went wrong," Meanwhile the 2nd XV had no qualms about winning both of their games with makeshift teams. In between playing, training and travelling was the social side of the tour. We won! The Unit have two squash teams in the Rhine Area League this season. They started the season with two friendly fixtures against civilian clubs, namely Diisseldorf and the Common Market squash club of Antwerp. In both fixtures mens' and ladies' teams competed. We congratulate the following on recent births: Corporal and Mrs McKinnon (a daughter) and Private and Mrs Crouch and Private and Mrs Seymour (sons). Congratulations also on the following promotions: Sub- stantive WOs2 Ban* and Regan, Sub Staff Sergeants Green and Pender, Acting Corporals Bisson, Low and Robertson, and Act- ing Lance Corporal Harvey. Postings in: RSM Chandler, W02 Burns, Sergeants Ladley and Scott, Lance Corporals Amankira, Gibson, Lister, Oag and Ravenscroft, Privates Iwanciw, Noble and Rothwell. 15 Composite Ordnance Depot VEHICLE SUB-DEPOT MOENCHENGLADBACH THOSE of us who cycle to work along the boundary of the former Luftwaffe Airfield which for the past thirty years has been used for vehicle storage are noticing dramatic changes al- most every day. Huge spaces are appearing as the ruthless clearance of stock gains urgency and an atmosphere of empti- ness and desolation creeps over the landscape. Even our proud Centurion Depot Monument has been towed away and in little more than a week's time the Corps flag will be lowered for the last time in front of our Depot Headquarters. For our remain- ing peried we will be moving into the rustic and mellowing (and crumbling) old Administration Area of Ayrshire Barracks where among other things we will celebrate a last, and we hope memorable, VSD Christmas. — 214 — » |
| Book number | R0247 |