RAOC Gazette - page 137
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| Publication date | 1968 |
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Congratulations to L/Cpl. Goodfield of Stock Control on his marriage to Miss Wendy Wood, of the same department. The wedding was held in Bielefeld Garrison church and was attended by the majority of the personnel of the unit. Con- gratulations, also, to Cpl. Addison and to L/Cpls. Pittaway and Johnson on promotion. Departures: Cpls. Evans and Drummond and their families; Pte. Rosser and Pte, Ferguson who has been detached to UNFICYP. VEHICLE COY: A sports day was held on 24th May for the detached element and the personnel of Vehicle Company remain- ing at Osnabruck. In the tug-of-war the Osnabruck team won easily in three straight pulls. In the football match, however, victory went to the detached personnel who deservedly obtained the winning goal during extra time. It was an enjoyable after- noon's entertainment and a good get-together for all the families of the unit. Arrivals: Sgt, Sutherland, Ptes. Nicolson, Adamson, Cop- land and Bonner. Departures: Pte. Fair and family to 221 BVD. A 1 Division 7 ORDNANCE FIELD PARK: Between the visits of VIPs we have successfully com- pleted Ex Rimfire III in which the unit practiced battle drills and technical work in the pleasant Rotenburg countryside. Needless to say, it rained. • In the Brigade sports held at Hohne, the ^£5j& gSjSSlI? team from 7 and 11 OFPs combined, put up i W ^ kjfil>***c' a splendid show. S/Sgt. Toon was joint- first in the pole-vault and 2/Lt. Barratt, L/Cpl. Martin and Pte. Pickard were amongst the medal winners. The unit team in the Zeven marches was the only British entry. It included, SQMS Brown, Sgt. Brunning, Cpl. Grey, L/Cpl. Lightfoot, Ptes. Gregory, Smith, Cook, Coulter, Costing, Hammond and Roberts. All received medals for their fine effort. In the cricket team, L/Cpl. Smith and Ptes. McDermott and Thorpe have already shown their skill with the bat and Cpl. Karamath, the captain, has been selected to play in bis Corps team—the RAPC. Departures: Capt and Mrs. M. G. Cossens to COD Chil- well, Sgt. Wall and L/CpL Haigh and their families, Ptes. Holloway, Duncan and Innis. Arrivals: Capt, S. A. J. Rowsell, Sgt. Dick and family, Cpl. Shakeshaft, Ptes. Stephen and Merrills. Congratulations to: Sgt. Wells ACC, Cpl. Grey, L/Cpl, Ormerod and L/Cpl. McGowan on promotion. 11 OFF: Oakapple and Copper Beech were unit training exercises which took us into the field during the month. Then we com- bined with 7 OFP to enter a team in the Brigade sports at Hohne, and a new record was set for the 4 x 100 metres race even though Minnard of PC and A was in the team. Departures: CSM Dawson and his family to Hong Kong, Cpls. Sparrow and Evans to civilian life. Arrivals: Lt. Meacock recently commissioned, and L/Cpl. Regan from Singapore. Congratulations to: Cpl. and Mrs. Middleton on the birth of their daughter and to L/Cpl. Ward on his recent marriage. 66 SQN 1 DIV REGT RCT: Since our last contribution in the January edition,life has been hectic, and it promises to remain so. January was cold. What with the weather and the Fitness for Role Inspection, interior economy was the order of the day. Redecoration of barrack rooms was carried out with vigor and enthusiasm by a small team, which included L/CpL Rowlands. He did a good job and the living accommodation now looks infinitely better. Then the exercises began. We went on a squadron exercise codenamed Cold Comfort, with parkas, extra blankets and sleep- ing bags; and spring came. Cold Comfort turned out to be a very pleasant exercise. In March, as a test of training. 1 Div Regt RCT indulged in an exercise aptly named Hard Times. In i t a team of com- bined combat supplies platoons under the leadership of Capt. T. N. Robinson came second out of ten teams, Capt. A. J. M. Bannerman was loaned to a 66 Sqn team, which came sixth. In this exercise we shot, administered to the injured, drove. marched and finally tottered over the assault course. An NBC test proved the hardest of all. however. In April, we again took to the plains of northern Germany. We went to the Pldn area in the North East and experienced every form of climatic discomfort imaginable—save extreme heat. And what of the future? A two-week visit to Bracht looms large at the moment. We will be learning, there, about some of the mysteries of ammunition. And having returned from Bracht we shall don, mentally at least, dark glasses, basque berets and shorts to prepare for a six-weeks spree in the south of France. Departures: S/Sgt. D. B. Hague to HQ Yorkshire District, Cpl. Holmes to 3 BAPD and Cpl. Williams to 17 RVD. Arrivals: S/Sgt. N. Hawkes, Sgt. Charalambides, Ptes. Mortimer, Sloan, Rogers and Mochar. STORES SECT 7 ARMD WKSP: Since the submission of our last notes life has been very quiet—no exercises and no big inspections. We have had, however, a fair share of work. Pte, Colin McGregor has been heard muttering about ' Danny The Red * and other revolutionaries but there is no truth in the rumour that he is organising a v Sit I n ' in the office truck. We went to Hannover to watch the England v. Germany foot- bail match, and although the game itself wasn't very good, we had an enjoyable time visiting the various places of entertain- ment after the game. Pte. McGurk really made a night of it. Departure: S/Sgt J. McCabe to 19 OFP. Arrivals: S/Sgt. D. Brown, Ptes. Langley, Pugh and Dobbins. Congratulations to: Sgts. Brocklehurst and O'Brien, and Cpl. McCarrick on promotion. 2 Division ^^P^Hfl^MH ^^^^^^By^H ^ ^ J^^^^ ^ J H[^^p3^^wH ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | ^ | ^^Jr^^^^^^H I VK^^VflB 1 ^^V^^^H^V^A l^h^^l^B^H HQ: The Whitsun break and a spell of tine weather have started the rush to the swimming-pools, and most people are sporting healthy tans. Most of the news this month con- cerns personnel changes. Capt. Neale nas arrived from Cyprus, and has relieved Capt. Jeffries as adjutant. The latter has gone to Bicester and to promotion. SQMS Kershaw has arrived from MOD, and has taken-over from SQMS Royle. Sgt. Miller has arrived from Singapore and has taken-over from S/Sgt. Richardson, who is moving, on promotion, from G Ops madhouse to the post of Chief Clerk G Branch, relieving S/Sgt Edgar who is off to Singapore and to promotion as well. Another promotion this month is that of S/Sgt. Baillie who has also received a posting to Singapore. 12 ORDNANCE FIELD PARK: The month of June started with such beautiful weather that the CQMS, who has been a very keen camper for years, decided to buy a caravan. He now prefers comfort to a draughty tent, The Wives' Club organised a very successful fancy-dress dance on 15th June and the standard of the dresses was so high, twelve prizes were given instead of the two originally intended. Capt. H. E. Fleming organised a car rally covering some 110 miles through some very picturesque countryside near Osnabruck. It was most enjoyable, but it is necessary to mention the CQMS again. He collected a dented wing. A team was sent to compete in the RAOC athletics meet- ing held on 21st and 22nd June at 17 RVD, L/Cpl. B. Lambert was our only stalwart to be awarded a medal. He earned a bronze for being third in the javelin. The blister gang is practicing busily for the Nijmegen and the Allied Forces marches and the 2IC has formed a unit sailing club. He intends to enter a crew in the 2 Div regatta to be held in July, Departures: Capt. A. J, Macdonald and family. Arrivals: Cpl. J. L. Williams and family, L/Cpl. C. F. Billineham and family, L/Cpl. J. p . Corbett and family: Ptes. B. Whitehead, G. E. Flitter and J. S. Storer. STORES SECT 5 INF WKSP: Ex First Steps certainly ironed out the wrinkles brought on by our move from BAOR to UK—at least we know how to dig a nuclear shelter. The 22 prime-movers covered 500 miles without a single breakdown showing that the maintenance work of Cpl. McMenamin is excellent. He does, of course, have some assistance from the workshop VMs. Departure: L/CpL Kelly to Bicester; Arrival: Pte. Blood; Congratulations to: L/Cpl. Smith on his promotion. 1 14 — |
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