RAOC Gazette - page 197
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1979 |
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| Early date | 1979 |
| Late date | 1979 |
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Corpora! 1 Harry Hay. Harry is leaving us for the * Streets of London (MOD), Our own ex-Artilleryman Lance Corporal Bob Bland has once again had an accident by dropping a One Arm Bandit on his foot, but he is still on exercise. I can hear you saying, what about Corporal Dave Latham? Well he is alive and well, we hope, doing an RPCI Course in Dulmen. Once he returns we will keep him locked up in the Ops Cell. that be CC RAOC!) Brigadier Bill Whalley and his wife Mary spent a few weeks in Johannesburg, South Africa with their daughter and returned the weekend the exercise ended looking very suntanned and healthy, (while the rest of us looked tired, wet and mucky). Captain David Griffiths unfortunately managed to break his leg whilst sledging down a hill, really \ It is thought he may be trying to work his ticket. Is Sergeant Graham Orszewski an American because he always manages to join the war later than the rest of us, Points of interest during Exercise White x, Private Andy (Blathers) Blatherwtck has a penchant for pickled eggs, which he eats seven at a time, this habit apparently enables him to defy gravity. This was proven when he managed to scale a ladder into a hay loft carrying a tray of coffee in one hand with- out spilling a drop. We leave you with a thought or two: Major John Regan likes wet things. Will Fletches Dung ever replace Fullers Earth? Who is going to organise the classified library on the next exercise, and have you ever seen a tree pull a medium recovery vehicle, a four ton bedford Rl and a 4 Bedford MK out of a swamp at three o'clock in the morn- ing? Well we have. THE g £ r s 4CE ON / / '/ 1st Armoured Division HEADQUARTERS RA OC CANVASSING members of this illustrious establishment for contributions is a waste of time as they all want a mention by name only. To satisfy the chief offenders one must also mention that the winter hiber- nation period is over and the bi weekly branch runs are again in favour. Notice- able absentees: S02 Mats Major Miles Greenhalgh, DOWO WOl Conductor Fred Maskery, ADOWO WOZ Pete Roberts (and nearly forgot), S02 Combat Supplies Major John Hammond. OK fellers!—you got your mention. Vm still trying to convince our young typists to join me on our runs through the woods but as yet no takers. We are now entering our fourth month of having the painters in, much to the chagrin of Major Roger Forrest who again finds his office is the corridor. However, he does manage to get away from it all now that he's got a new assistant (not Hugo). It has been established that our new Adjutant Captain Cross is going to stay after all. However, as he's already been shipped off on exercise with an assistant (Sergeant Len Wright- son), I'm living with the fear that on their eventual return they both will PVR to manage Newcastle United. We would like to welcome Major Jerry Baines as our new 2IC/S02 BKS, Been with us two whole days and caned for his Lotto Totto money by PFC Arnold Mett already. We hope you have an enjoyable non expensive tour in Headquarters RAOC Sir. Also welcome to new typists Jackie Snaith and Margaret Patterson (see you on the runs girls along with Jane Cowe our third typist who also has yet to break her duck). Advance farewells to Major Roger Forrest his wife Ruth (and Hugo) who leave next week for Cyprus. Also to Private Luigi Serbatoio who has gone to Soltau. Our best wishes on your postings and here's hoping we meet again in the future. Staff Sergeant Jim Robertson, our MS expert, has once again returned from leave, in time to make out a new leave pass for April, and is in situ in his little * cubby hole.' Private OUie Edwards has departed this location to join the RDC. Note for Records: A certain Staff Sergeant is waiting for a Posting Order, somewhere like the Bahamas or failing that, only you know where. We send our fondest farewells to Corporal and Mrs Hay and hope they have a good tour in UK. G BRANCH BY the time this article gets to the press we will have had a number of changes within the Branch. Sergeant Dave Craze will have left us for the wilds of Artillery Division at Bielefeld and Lance Corporal Harry Leadbetter will be serving with the * Green Mafia * at Sennelager. To them both we say farewell and wish them all the best in their new appointments. We welcome aboard the replacement Operations Sergeant and Training Clerk, Sergeant Jim McGee and Lance Corporal Steve Turner, respectively, and hope they enjoy their tour with us. Staff Sergeant Vic Greenwood is still directing operations in G Branch and working on the Int/SD/Ops Desks in the frequent absences 1 (leave, courses, football, rugby etc) of the ' Corporals Three, Kenny Campbell, John Ravenall and Martin Meighan, AQ BRANCH PRIVATE BILL MUSSON has recently joined the Branch from the RDC. He is currently employed in the Maint Cell of AQ Branch. W02 Colin Longstaff is getting the AQ boat to move in the direction that he wants. Private Nig Even den is now the Divisional Headquarters Discipline King. Lance Corporal Trev Savory has also moved to Maint and is taking over from ORDNANCE COMPANY WHEN your feet are like lead (And so is your head) And your temper is simply infernal And you suffer the strife To an inch of your life Remarks on this fact are stated in this journal. This in praise of our gallant Unit boxing team who although heavily defeated and outclassed in the BAOR Minor Units boxing finals by 10 Support Squadron RE showed that courage is a basic requirement for a boxer. This last month has seen a lot of snow falling and the In- evitable snow clearance. The clearance came alas too late foT our cross country runners who with one competition to go and one point behind Hohne Garrison in the 1 Division Minor Units Competition were champing at the bit but alas the run was cancelled due to snow! Condolences lads there is always next year, but take heart from our football team who have reached the final of the BAOR Minor Units Competition with an excellent win over 1 (BR) Corps Troops Workshop. This match was not one for the faint hearted. Trailing by four goals to one and twenty minutes left the tide was stemmed by Corporal Ginge Ferrier whose goal rallied the team—" Gad Sir 'twas a close run thing." Congratulations are also in order for Sergeant Hymers our ACC NCO, who won the 1 Armoured Division senior individual cookery competition. Another close run thing is the competition between our driving instructors who under the evil eye of Staff Sergeant Dennis Ahern are putting the Company through—dare I say it —a crash course in driver upgrading, So all in all it has been a busy month and one for fare- wells, as Sergeant Hodgson has left us for Cyprus, Corporal Henry and Private Falconer to Verden with Bam Bam Austin to Benbecula and Private Fitzgibbon to civvy street. We extend a hearty welcome to Sergeant Berry, Corporal Meigh, Lance Corporals Litchfield and Patterson as well as good luck to Private Edwards who arrived, left after a days scrutiny of the Unit and got married—come back lad was it something we said'? 378 — |
| Book number | R0247a |