RAOC Gazette - page 36
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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Christine, after seven hard months in the Corps Mess. Home life certainly suits him as there is a definite spring to his step these days. We welcome to the Branch and also to the Corps, Corporal Mick James who has recently transferred from the Green Howards. We all hope that his years in the Corps will be happy and rewarding. STAFF CLERKS. This months featured branch is G Int and Sy steered ably (still) by Staff Sergeant Pete Preston who spends his weekends cavorting about Germany. There have been three additions and three losses to the staff since this branch was last featured. We have lost the GSO 2 Sy Major Lyons RA, and we are due to lose Lance Corporal Mark Gore, who was recently engaged (congratulations), and lastly Private Mark Burnett (G4 Int and Sy). It is rumoured that Private Burnett is helping the Adjutant in Headquarters Regiment where Paddy now resides. Additions to the staff are Major Miseroy RCT, the new GSO 2 Sy; Lance Corporal Mike Robinson—transferee from 3 Para (who still sometimes contemplates jumping out of the attic window)—and Private Brian Baskerville who joined us from Training Centre. Our best wishes to them for a happy and successful tour. The next loss in the branch comes early in the New Year when we sadly lose Corporal Gary Middleton who goes to Naples and is seen down town getting used to pizzas and getting himself fixed up with a shoulder holster. Congratulations to Staff Sergeant Gerry Trottier on marry- ing Sylvia who we all look forward to seeing—this function was attended by Staff Sergeant Pete Preston, who seems to get every- where; and to Lance Corporal Steve Donaghue on his marriage to W/Private Lyn Hunter. Our hearty congratulations to both couples and best wishes for the future. Armoured Recovery Vehicle then raced on in, whilst backing up to the car to attach the tow hook—backed over the car! The move to the new building is now complete and all the vehicles are under cover. This means those who lurk un- detected for months among the stores and occasionally appear (it is rumoured that there is still one who doesn't know the war is over) have a more comfortable time. It is with regret that we say goodbye to Sergeant Unwin and his wife Miriam who are going back to UK, we all hope that all goes well and good luck for the future. We welcome Mrs Pat Pollard who Corporal Walker is con- vinced has played a major part in Star Trek. We also welcome Corporal Hutchinson and his wife Ingrid. and Lance Corporal McGaughey who is most probably the only Commando trained Leprechaun who enjoys leaping out of perfectly good planes. A swarm of new Privates have arrived from various sources, they are Privates Blues Wright, Mahon, Boyce, Luff, Seymore and Donohue with his wife Kathy. They are now all involved with the hectic preparations for the ARU. Congratulations to WOl Blackwell on his promotion, a 50pfs fine for anyone who calls him Q. 79 SUPPLY DEPOT IT may have been noticed in THE GAZETTE (August) that the odd bit of malicious sniping was done at us by the ' Footballing Fourth *! (CDP4). This strange band of human beings alleged that they beat us, the Fighting 79th, nineteen nil at six-a-side soccer. Now, can anyone honestly believe that? Even if they did, may it please be known that the difference between age totals of the two teams was one hundred and thirteen, making it an average of 5.945 years per goal, that our team was solely military (hence very overworked) whereas the military of the opposition was coincidentally and strangely unavoidably un- available that afternoon. However, we have since had a return match, the result being a four all draw, and we were very un- lucky not to thrash 'em. We hit the woodwork eighteen and a half times and had twenty nine penalties disallowed. But that's 1st Armoured Division soccer! ORDNANCE COMPANY The Unit Club is undergoing a massive refit, with Sergeant Marshal spending most of his time knee deep in wooden panels, sheets of glass and tubes of glue. The end result is going to be superb. Amid the chaos, we had a very successful games night against the Catering Staff of 14/20 Hussars. No marks for = guessing who did the buffet! We are shortly going to miss W02 Gary Divers, who is SINCE arriving in the Company the words going away for seven weeks ski-ing as Exercise Snow Queen on everyones lips are " we're going through Chief Instructor. We hope he comes back to us in one piece! a quiet period." In this period we have We say a sad farewell to our CQMS, Sergeant ' Ossie' seen Exercise Crusader come and go Osborne, and his family who are off to Blackdown. We do followed by a tenth anniversary Patenschaft hope that they enjoy their tour there. We also say a hearty Parade and many other events leading up k welcome to his replacement, Sergeant N. Steele and hope his to Christmas. stay in Hohne is a happy one. ??Ri5?j> "a^nf O n t n e sporting front the Company •© ^^im^^^SS have entered teams in the various leagues of . STORES SECTION 45 FIELD REGIMENT WORKSHOP rugby, football, hockey, basketball, and THIS month we would all like to congratulate WO I Tony cross country. In all these sports our teams are meeting with Dudley on the presentation of his Long Service and Good Con- mixed fortunes. Thoughts are now turning to Sonthofen and Exercise Snow Queen. By the time this appears in print members of this Unit will be either skimming over the Bavarian snow or pulling themselves out of it Privates Mitchell and Hoaksey are both attached to the administrative staff for Snow Queen, so no doubt at least two experts at ski-ing will emerge. All members of our Company welcome the following personnel: Sergeant Dodd, Corporals Roberts and James, Lance Corporals Mullock and Edwards and their respective families,. riot forgetting the family of Captain Storey. Welcome also to Privates Roddy, Newlands, Bobbet, Muldoon, Lewis, Harding, Robinson, and Lance Bombardier Grindrod who is on a three month probationary attachment to the Company prior to transfer to our Corps. We hope that one and all enjoy their stay with us. We say farewell to Corporal Dawson and family, Lance Corporal Leathley and family and to Private Jackson. Con- gratulations go to Corporal Wilkinson and Lance Corporal Williams on promotion to the rank shown and to Corporal Eades on attaining his Bl trade. STORES PLATOON 7 ARMOURED WORKSHOP CORPORAL JACKSON has returned from England at long last where he showed the traditional New Zealand adventurism and trekked into the outback of Somerset, Wales and no doubt Soho. The main news he has returned to is that of the Open/ Opening Day which involved the GOC, Major General Howlett The Long Service and Cood Conduct Medal being presented to opening the splendid new 'A Shop ' and RAOC Hanger during WOl (SSM) Tony Dudley by Lieutenant Colonel Ransby, CO a parade of which our Platoon Commander Captain Kerr was 45 Field Regiment RA. Parade Adjutant. After the parade various pleas were put out for a car to be — 273 — removed from the demonstration area before a German and British Bridge Layer demonstration started. The Tannoy then announced that the Workshop would remove the car. An A |
| Book number | R0404a |