RAOC Gazette - page 193
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1969 |
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| Early date | 1969 |
| Late date | 1969 |
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Clare Davies of Fuel and Light Section. She will he missed by us all. Departures: Mr K. B. Harris to New Zealand, Arrivals: Major A. G, Shcil, Mr A. R. James, Mr C. J. Todd. Mr C. Shrimpton and Mr C. Bromfield. Army in Scotland HEADQUARTERS: Since we last appeared in THE GAZETTE, Major Trevor Hale has retired and is now employed by the North East Gas Board in Newcastle, Major Stanley Smith arrived just in time for a handover from Major Hale, and he is now well in the groove and thinking of taking up golf. We have all been watching the for- tunes of the 51 Ordnance Field Park (V) football team which is, once again, doing well in the T and AVR cup competition and has reached the semi-final, There have been some changes in the Barrack Services. They have welcomed Captain P. J. Field who has joined from BAOR and have transferred some twenty three of their number to the new Married Quarters Administration Staff, COMMAND ORDNANCE DEPOT STIRLING: Lieutenant Colonel D. L. Budden officiated at a presentation to Mr A, Stewart who has retired after a total period of forty rive years service for the Crown. From 1924 to 1933 he was with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and then joined the depot where he remained until now except for a break for service in the Second World War in which he'spent some time as a prisoner. The Commanding Officer also presented a number of Safe Driving Awards: Diplomas—3, Five Year Medal—1, Sixteen Year Bar—\ f Twenty Year Medal—3. Just to prove that there is more to Stirling than stores, the accompanying photograph shows our local Beauty Queen, Miss Sheena Drummond of the typing pool, who has just won the 1 Miss Forth Valley Press Contest and with it, a trip to Rome. Photo Whyler We have s;iid farewell to Captain Tom Bassett and family who have gone to Land Forces Gulf and to Tom Owens and family who have gone to Derby. We have welcomed Lieutenant Frank Bissington and family and Mr R, McDonald. AMMUNITION INSPECTORATE: At the end of March we said farewell to Captain G. S- Gerdes, and in his place wel- comed Captain C. J. Ahearne from 154 Forward Ammunition Depot. Congratulations especially, to Lance Corporal Phare who has been very busy. He passed a Driver upgrading course, was married to Private Margaret Carroll of the WRAC and was awarded the Safe Driving certificate of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. We congratulate also: Lance Corporal Gracey who was awarded an Eight Year Bar and Private McKenna. who was awarded a Diploma—both for safe driving. Congratulations are also due to Mr and Mrs G. Aitchison on the birth of their first child and to Conductor H. T. Bates on promotion. RAOC Northern Ireland AFTER four months of bachelor life in the Mess, Lieutenant Colonel E. Farrally has wrested his quarter from the hands of Ministry of Public Building and Works and has been joined by his wife Ann. The Corps was well represented in the Northern Ireland Army golf team which played its annual match against the Royal County Down club on the beautiful but treacherous links at the foot of the mountains of Mourne, Mourn was. unfortunately, all that we could do against the local knowledge of the home club. Lieutenant Colonel Farrally, Major M. McLellan, Captain Dane and Captam Dickson played. The match Secretary, Major Ted Seckerson. modestly put him- self as a reserve, otherwise half the team would have been RAOC. Old Kinnegarites will be interested to learn that Jim Kearns, for years the OC's driver, performed a double recently in getting married and being awarded the Safe Driving Medal of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. HQ Base Organisation and Chief Inspector of Land Service Ammunition COLONEL S. E. DUTTON has handed over the chair of Principal Ammunition Technical Officer to Colonel K. Bangham and dsparted for the Ministry of Defence. He was the principal guest at the dinner, given in their Mess, by the Warrant Officers and Sergeants and his reply to the toast of 'The guests* will be long remembered, The news that standard physical efficiency tests have been extended to include all fit soldiers up to the age of forty in- dicates a flattering degree of confidence on the part of the proposers. After the effort of covering seven miles in one hour and forty minutes, climbing a six-foot wall without assistance, jumping an eight-foot ditch landing on both feet, carrying a pal of the same weight for one hundred yards using a fireman's lift, our aged and breathless warrior, in full battle kit, is then required to score five hits from ten rounds at two separate targets. Farmers and tenants of grazing rights in the general area of Churn ranges would be well advised to keep their stock under protective cover this summer. Having been in the hands of the MPBW contractor, the Officers Mess is slowly recovering from an extremely bleak period during which noise, dirt and staff sickness, were but a few of the tribulations. Those who know him will be pleased to learn however that Mr East, the Steward, accepted the situation with his usual stoicism. The RAOC Association Didcot Branch has held its first large scale draw and holders of winning tickets for horses in the Grand National are open for offers. This is the first venture of the kind by the Association and the organisers are to be con- gratulated on their initiative and on the financial result. That hardy trio, Major Mackenzie-Orr, Captain Boyd and Captain Wall have continued to reoresent the Corps and the Army Crusaders at squash and football respectively, The Base Organisation Golf Society has noted with interest that Captain R. A. Dickenson is joining the Station this month. He is no stranger to Didcot having left here for the Ministry of Defence at the time of his commissioning. 440 — |
| Book number | R0238a |