RAOC Gazette - page 268
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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Brigadier Killick. The ceremony was held in the OCs office and was attended by Corporal Boltons wife Francis and six bottles of chilled white wine. We are still looking for his AFB 120. The Second-in-Command Captain Bryon Harness has managed to wangle a six months detachment to 3 Armoured Division as DADOS Combat Supplies. We believe he's being * crowned' in the process. 4th Armoured Division """"" 1 HEADQUARTERS RAOC ^ { ^ HEADQUARTERS RAOC has become ^^H ^ H ^ very much a mobile force, for once again ^ m ^ ^ ^ L we have moved offices. Amidst rubble, ^^^^^^^m cement and dust we now clamber up ^^^^^^^m five flights of stairs to attain the now ^^^^^^W ' nearer to the stars' temporary offices, ^^^^^ Everyone seems to be coping with the I stairs, but we do not know what Penny (our POL clerk) thinks because, by the time she has got her breath back, it is time to go home. As well as the offices moving up, Ken Dodd and John Hall have also moved up a rank to Staff Sergeant, our congratulations to them. All is quiet in the Headquarters at the moment as every- one is out on Exercise Full House, but all will be back to normal next week when once again the corridor will ring with the familiar bark of the DOWO. 80 SUPPLY DEPOT RECENTLY we have been very busy supporting various major exercises. No sooner had we got the 5th Field Force Exercise 1 Gryphon's Galore' out of the way than we were straight into ' Full House * a 4th Armoured Division Exercise. In October we welcomed the CRAOC, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Robinson, and the Adjutant, Captain Charlie White, of Headquarters RAOC 4th Armoured Division who came to carry out our Annual Technical Visit. During the visit CRAOC kindly presented Long Service and Good Conduct Medals to W02 Dave Cartwright, Sergeants Dennis Endean and Torn Rood. The occasion was celebrated in true style with cham- pagne produced by the CRAOC and afterwards we all sat down to a buffet lunch. We were very pleased that Mrs Rood and boys were able to be present, Corporal Mick Bishop our Administration Clerk continued to hog the headlines to the very end, being admitted to the BMH for an operation to his other leg, two weeks prior to his posting to Northern Ireland, Conveniently his farewell party was held in the BMH Amenities Centre and he made it as promised, albeit in a wheel chair. He was released just in time to set off with family for Northern Ireland where they carry all our best wishes. Combat Supplies Battalion HHHlBOTM^IlllllM A MONTH of contrasts (writes our ^ ^ ^ ^ • I B i l l f ^ ^ ^ H columnist, Grantham) as the brilliance ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S S m H Q ^ I of summer ceded to the changing ^ ^ ^ ^ K ^ S S ^ 9 u | f l | w hues of autumn. In the Battalion too ORDNANCE COMPANY as ^^^^^HISSJJSB •H th^ contrast reflected. The Com- ames THE Garrison Commander recently visited the Unit, all went ^^^^HttjllffJB B k F disported themselves to majd- well and the preparation for the visit has given the barracks ^ ^ H | ^ i B 9 f mum effort exercising and maintaining a spring clean before winter sets in. The Unit has also had an ^ ^ ^ ^ B i ^ B B B B B H their regular commitments. I have it OCs exercise which was a movement and deployment and ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ W W M ^ ^ p B on good authority that 44 RP Com- technical exercise; an added novelty was a visit by the wives ^ panys bulk refuse collection was and children to the exercise on the first afternoon. The mums carried out by a very high powered team of waste disposal and kids were entertained by CSM Flowers who gave a dis- operatives (no names, no pack drill but it should stand him in play of pyrotechnics. The two bachelor subalterns had the very good stead for the Management Development Course). task of entertaining the children after the display. They dis- In Battalion Headquarters, however, an unnatural calm reigned. carded numerous ideas such as British Bulldog, (boys versus girls), The corridors of power no longer echoed to the passing of tug-of-war with one team either side of the river etc and settled bucks and putting up of umbrellas as * crisis management * went on a rope swing over the river. Everyone enjoyed this especially out and * relaxed vigilance * came in. Sports afternoons were when Lieutenant Lloyd was going over and the rope mysteriously invoked and Orderly Room personnel emerged mole-like into slipped. Privates Griffin and Taylor were being sought out for the sunshine—for a couple of days anyway. a written statement as to where they were at the time of the Exercise Rum Do shattered the calm as we prepared to incident! receive reinforcement personnel from Bicester and Donnington. The Company went to Osnabruck and spent a couple of for RP Company training. The flurry of activity to get them days classifying. We were hosted by 2 Armoured Division all accommodated was matched only by the flurry of paperwork Ordnance Company who looked after us very well. from the Second-in-Command in which everyone got a mention, Sadly we have said goodbye to Sergeant Duncan Leitch some more obliquely than others. Any similarity between the who is off to Ireland; the Unit and the football team, will miss exercise coordinating conference and subsequent events was him. We have also said farewell to Sergeant Ladley on his purely coincidental but at least we all had a rough idea (I must posting to Bracht and to Corporal Walmsley on local dis- pause here to inform all those who attended the conference that charge. We welcome Sergeant Shields ACC, Lance Corporal several terrorist organisations have subsequently claimed responsi- Smith and Private Wells, both from Bicester. bility for the coffee). However, came the glorious day it ail seemed to work and the much travelled SIMMO was on the move again. There were rumours that attempts would be made to bring it on to the computer so that older stocks could be rested—a sort of reverse surveillance programme—but these have been discounted. 43 RP Company had a close encounter of the third kind when a succession of Harriers, F4s and F5s paid a visit, A quick phone call elicited from the RAF 'Oh, well, there's a holding area nearby.' We're not fooled by that, they simply wanted to see the post-impressionist camouflage scheme. Our ad hoc transport troop performed sterling service in their aged ten-tonners and all references to ' F Troop* are to be ignored. However, eyebrows were raised (unjustly) when an electricity transformer substation apparently leapt out in front of an (unidentified) military vehicle. The ensuring verification of Newtons First Law blacked out a substantial proportion of Paderborn, We were also pleased to host eight members of 41 RP Company (V) from Heston ' on a training recce' and hope to see them in greater strength next year. Postings in this month include CSM Avery, SQMS Hargate, Lance Corporal Wright, Privates Home wood, Ditchfleld and Baker, Congratulations to Private Adams on his marriage to Miss Carol Anne Johnson, Private Still to Miss Helga Marian Henders and Private Bache to Miss Joanne Dedman. Photo Sergeant Rood Congratulations also to Captain and Mrs Paton on the Staff Sergeant Tom Rood, W 2 Dave Cartwright and Sergeant arrival of Catherine Ruth and to Captain and Mrs Wood on Dennis Ertdean after the ceremony at SO Supply Depot. the arrival of Zaenia Jayne, both at BMH Rinteln. 220 —- |
| Book number | R0247 |