RAOC Gazette - page 38
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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 | 1981 |
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| Colour | Yes |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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Amongst the pen pushers Q Donaghue has been selected for SRC. Staff Sergeant Hogg, Corporals Richmond and Marriott are just leaving, Corporals Skidmore and Clamp are just arriving. Private Robson is now A/Lance Corporal Robson. Lastly we say farewell to Karen and welcome back Lesley in the Orderly Room. STORES PLATOON 4th ARMOURED WORKSHOP WE have at last had our second officer posted in: Second Lieutenant Keith Tweene who has finally escaped the clutches of those down the road. Sergeant Brummie Wilkes of Corps football fame has had a serious road accident, he was knocked down by a car and rushed to the local German Hospital. We are glad to report he is making a good recovery; the number of phone calls we received concerning Brummie was unbelievable but very well appreciated by his lovely wife Marlene. On the sporting scene we have usually had three or four regulars in the Workshop rugby team. The' Skill-at-Arms was won convincingly by the Platoon—with Corporal John Bolton making his SLR the hottest shot in Detmold. Corporal Jackson when not ski-ing was making mincemeat out of an LMG target, he finished second. The Platoon had a farewell party for six members who are all posted in the near future. Corporals John Bolton, Geordie Heddon and Jim Shellum; Privates Clarence Hickman, Pinky Powell and Clown Brown. Welcome to Second Lieutenant Keith Tween, Corporal Alan Kilminster. Congratulations to Lance Corporal John Brogan on the birth of his daughter. Combat- Supplies Battalion --^^^^m ^^^H ^H^H JH0B UVVHl ••^B MA THE end of an era. Major Ian Bradley has finally departed leaving his successor Major Roger Thomas with a large hole to fill. I'm sorry, I'll draft that again leaving his successor Major Roger Thomas with the great weight of no, that's not right either leaving his successor Oh, to heck with it. We've changed Second-in- Commands. The photo shows Major Bradley being ' seen off the premises' in traditional style. Major Thomas is now out of intensive care after his prolonged exposure to toxic concentra- tion of Senior Service smoke. Major Bradley leaves in style. 43 RP COMPANY. Sergeant Rocky Drew accompanied by Private Overton wandered the woods of Westphalia assisting 8 Regiment RCT on Exercise Hotline. 8 Regiment thanked them for their support and have promised to wear it always. Captain Ward has returned from his Middle Management Course at Blackdown and the rumours are that he now has the best- managed middle in the Company. Whilst on the subject of exercise, the Multigymn has at last, been installed in Nieheim. Latter-day flagellants can be seen regularly worshipping at this shrine to the ' body beautiful.' In the same vein, the Battalion rugby team has won through to the final of the 3rd Armoured Division Minor Units cup by beating 3 ADOC twenty nine nil. Sergeant Garland has left us after a very short tour to go and assist the Command NORTHAG. Our best wishes go with him and our congratulations on his promotion. 44 RP COMPANY. Notable events this month have been our success at the RAOC golf championships held at Sennelager. W02 Rocky Mellors won the runner-up first round and CQMS Dizzy Disberry was the runner-up in the Bogey Competition. A highlight was a visit by the CCRAOC, Brigadier Skinner. A sparkling technical brief by the ATO, Captain Mark Wickham and the Senior Supply Specialist, W02 Rocky Mellors was followed by a tour of the Depot. The MHE department would have been a credit to the Motor Show (no topless models though) the CQMS's department looked more like Harrods and the Department itself was immaculate. Where did all those leaves go? Monty paddled in some interesting puddles and then deposited dirty paw prints over the Second-in-Command's carpet! Corporal Stew Hooper having organised a very successful car rally last month, is now organising another one. Congratulations to Lance Corporal Squatter Stevens and A/Corporal Daisy Adams on passing the RPC2 course. We welcome to the Company CSM Pete Fellows and say fare- well to CSM Kim Selvon, and Sergeant Mo Spencer. 49 RP COMPANY. Brigadier Skinner recently presented a Certificate to Frau ' Nellie' Lohman, in recognition of having worked for twenty five years for the Army at our Barracks at Obernkirchen. Sergeant MacPherson is smiling all the time these days, moratorium or not he will shortly be attending the MT Sergeants Course. His stand-in, Corporal Koren now wears the worried looks, not because the job is beyond him its just that the MT Sergeants chair is too big for him! Talking of the MT, Lance Corporals Fleming and Bowdler, Privates Wallace, Hannibal, Price, Fetherston and Corporal Bunn REME say it's good here! Staff Sergeant Neary now has Corporal Crompton to help him in the Families Office, he seems to be fairly busy around the Unit, clutching his millboard, I wonder what is wrong? The CQMS Staff Sergeant Davies is now far more efficient than he was, having recently attended a course at the School of Ordnance, or was it a Recce for Captain Addy! Sergeant Claughton, the Chief Clerk is to be seen practising on the start- ing blocks, not to chase Private Pettitt on another trip to see the ' Madness' Group, but ready to leave on posting to Berlin (West not East). Lieutenant McCallum has now really taken control of Am- munition Platoon, a happy go lucky crowd they are too, well done 'Ammo ' on the excellent SATO inspection. Staff Sergeant Ruddy reckons that the new OC Petroleum Platoon, Captain Osborne will make the grade, what better recommendation can one get. The basketball team, led by Sergeant Stevens, and con- taining such players as Privates Stout, Wilson 66, Keal, Fearon, Corporals Hetherington, Lamb, Meah and Lance Corporal Mac- Farlane have played two matches—and won one of them. May- be our newest arrival Sergeant Dymond, can help them win more. To list everyone in every team which 49 RP Company produces would take forever; suffice it to say what the Unit has on offer: football, rugby, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, cross country/orienteering, judo, swimming, sailing, water ski-ing, indoor tennis and fairly shortly squash and ten pin bowl- ing. Congratulations to the Unit Orienteering Team, consisting of Captain Addy, Sergeant Claughton, Staff Sergeant Davies, Corporal Cuthbert (thirteenth out of sixty teams) in the BAOR Relay Orienteering Championships. Well done Private ' Gabby' Rainford on passing the Driving Course, and to Corporal ' Mr M H E ' Skelton on passing the MHE Instructors Course. All of this should be good news to our newcomers; Captain Paul Osborne the new OIC Petroleum Platoon (Black Gold Gang), Sergeants Barrett ACC, Dymond, Privates Toms, MacDonald, Mason, Campbell, Battersby and Fletcher. Farewell to Captain Addy, Sergeant Claughton and Private Stebbings. Corps Troops . CORPS VEHICLE COMPANY THIS has been a month of great activity within the Unit. PSA have finally completed the electrical distribution pillars for the plastic envelope storage system and we have started wrapping. Sergeant Mardi and his merry men after a delay of over a year — 275 — |
| Book number | R0404a |