RAOC Gazette - page 116
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| Publication date | 1969 |
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| Early date | 1969 |
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Photo Army Sergeant Hewlett (left) with Mother Public and Relations Father. able that this meeting between father and son, both talented footballers, should result in a match between a team from the Sergeants Mess and one from HMS Aurora. Both teams were captained by a Hewlett and our photograph shows Sergeant Hewlett with his mother and father before the match. The match was won in unfilial fashion by 3 BOD—four goals to three. The unit hockey team is continuing its run of success, although we have been eliminated by 19th Signals Regiment in the semi-final of the major units knock-out competition. How- ever, we are still in the running for the FARELF cup, which we won last year, and have high hopes of winning again. The rugby stalwarts are also maintaining their high reputa- tion and we are well represented in the Corps side touring West Malaysia. No word has been heard of them since their de- parture but no doubt the tour will constitute the subject of special mention next month, Ten pin bowling is a game that is fast gaining in popularity in Singapore. There are several highly sophisticated bowling alleys which provide excellent opportunities for family participa- tion. The inter-company bowling competition was held in December at the Kent Bowl, which is operated by the AKC. The winners were b C * Company whilst the player with the highest individual score was Corporal Taylor of HQ Company. The standard of play throughout was of a very high order and Corporal Taylor's proficiency nothing short of spectacular. It is not surprising that aquatic sports thrive in Singa- pore. We certainly have all the natural facilities immediately available and with the generous aid of the Nuffield Trust now have a comprehensive collection of modern equipment, ranging from fins and snorkels to aqualungs which permit both the novice and the expert to enjoy these facilities to the full. A ban:! of intrepid submariners recently spent a weekend on Pulau Pisang, a small island fifty miles north-west of Singa- pore in the Straits of Malacca. The venture proved both in- teresting and exhausting and the experience has wet their appetites to such an extent that the mind positively boggles at the schemes now being projected. Departures: Lt-Colonel A. D. Burley, Capt J, H. Downing, L/Cpl A. Kirwan, Cpl J. D. Brand, Cpl N. A. Ford, Pte A. F. Bibbinas, Pte Shamsuddin B. Abdullah. Pte R. G. Frame, S/Sgt A, M. Low, Cpl R. F. Brien. L/Cpl 1 Maxwell, Pte R. M. Davidson. Cpl J. Adamberry. Sgt R. A. Hannigan, SSM D. Neaverson. S/Sgt K. H. Brockhill, Sgt T, Cotney and Sgt Sneddon, Arrivals: Lt J. M. Ross, Cpl A. B. Vaniqi, Cpl S. C. Martin, Cpl R. L. Owen, L/Cpl P. W. T. Gething, Cpl J. H. Powell, L/Cpl B. S. Davies, SSM C. Burnwell, L/Cpl S. Graham. L/Cpl A. W. Parker, Sgt R. G. Walls, Sgt T. W. Burey, L/Cpl C. J. Baker, Sgt D. L. Evans, L/Cpl D. H. Williams. 443 BAD SINCE our the size of was handed During last newsletter we have had a further reduction in the Depot for, on 10th January, No. 2 Sub-Depot over to the Singapore Armed Forces. the administrative inspection carried out on 21st _ January, the Inspecting Officer, Colonel D, Kcnwrick-Cox* presented Long Service and Good Conduct Medals to Staff Sergeant Hashim and Corporal Murof. The families of both men were present to watch the parade. The Unit boat is proving to be an extremely popular attraction, this statement being supported by the increasing number of nautical terms lacing the conversation of those initia- ted. Those who prefer to explore beneath the sea have form- ed themselves into the 443 Aquanaut club and can be heard muttering darkly about carelessly thrown anchors and empty Tiger cans. The unit hockey team continues to do well whilst the rugby team has had somewhat mixed fortunes. The soccer season fast approaches and our players are in training. First impressions are that we have the potential to do well this year, We finish on a note of mystery. Several members of the Unit have taken to gathering in quiet corners with an odd assortment of equipment. From odd gleanings it would appear that a ' m i n i ' Kon Tiki is being planned. It is hoped that fuller details may be given in a later newsletter. Departures: Major M. C. Gould and Sgt A. J. Lethbridge to Southern Command; Cpl C. L. -Rose to COD Donnington; L/Cpl M. E. Ward to 15 ABOD Belgium; Pte P. R, Griffiths to COD Chilwell. Arrivals: Cpl J. Stringer, Cpl R. Lock wood, Cpl R. T, Randall, Pte R. Ditchburn and Pte R, F. Bruce. 221 BVD IN ADDITION to our normal daily workload we are pushing well ahead towards the closure of the unit on 30th September, 1969. One of our new locations in Singapore, the Transit Sec- tion, is forming a social club which will hold special occasions monthly. This will enable our families already resident in Singapore to tell the " u p country" residents, who are yet to move, all about life in the big city. On 31st December our civilian staff invited the Officers and Warrant Officers to their annual Hari Ray a and Christmas lunch. Being the last one of its kind for them it was a sad occasion for many who have been with 221 BVD for many years. There has been an increase of snakes and lizards, including one rather large iguana, in and around Pandan. We wonder why we have recently become so popular. Our Doctor has been kept busy injecting and preserving these reptiles and the unit now has an impressive collection of them. Those aquanautically minded can now participate in skin diving. The unit has purchased a Soaring aquanautic apparatus with two air lines, a mask, and a splendid marker flag. A demonstration was held at the swimming pool and Major E. G. W. Matson is to visit Pulau Babi Besar, an island off Mers- ing, to try it out. Six keen young men—Lance Corporals Keeler and Thornton and Privates Johnson, Rollings, Savage and Thompson have been on the island, for adventure training, on a volunteer basis. Some of the chaps of the unit are also to join a rafting exercise. The Malayan Other Rank Drivers of the Unit excelled in the 1968 National Safe Driving competition. During the year the average number of Drivers present at any time was fifty seven and these obtained a total of fifty two awards. We are pleased to be able to report that Sergeant Black, Corporal Douglas, Lance Corporal McClusky and Private Met- calfe were in the RAOC rugger team which toured West Malay- sia, and that Sergeant Black is a member of the Joint Services Singapore rugger team which plays in the competition for the HMS Malaya Cup. Departures: SSM Hollaway, Sgt Marshall and Sgt Jarvis. Arrivals: Sgt Forde, RE ME, and Pte Fitzgerald. Congratulations: To Cpl Turtle, ACC, on promotion. To Pte and Mrs Maile on the birth of their daughter, Susan Ann. 3 Commando Brigade Ordnance Field Park AFTER the excitement of Christmas and the New Year, during which we had a splendid dance organised and managed by a committee under the guidance of Colour Sergeant H. W. Huddle- stone, Royal Marines, there is little of interest to report. We do however wish to congratulate the following on promotion: Sergeant F. N. Davies, Acting Sergeant L. B. Williams. Acting Corporals B, A. Roberts, K. Moore and D, Povey. It is necessary, too, to congratulate some others on making progress for the Army Certificates of Education or Certificates of Regimental Proficiency: Sergeant R. W. Bragg, Acting Corporal K. Moore, Lance Corporal P. Chandler, Private R. Hutchings and Private M. J. Huggins. 381 — |
| Book number | R0238a |