RAOC Gazette - page 85
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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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quarters seven days prior to the event. This year we provided WOs2 Graves and Avery, Staff Sergeant Stevenson, Sergeants Markley and Dowse, Corporal Moon and Lance Corporal Stott as well as three reserves—Sergeant Hodgson, Corporals Mayoh and Ellis. Although the team collected no prizes, all participants should be thanked for their hard work. On the sporting side pride of place must go to the Logistics soccer team who boast six RAOC players amongst their ranks and with the season half way through are at the top of the Akrotiri Minor Units League. The Cross Country Team is also going flat out (sorry!) and competing regularly for RAOC Cyprus are Captain Brown, W02 Lewis, Staff Sergeant Dickie, Sergeants Markley and Gordon, Corporal Lewis and Lance Corporal Stott. Corporal Revill is putting in some stirring performances for the Akrotiri Flamingo's rugby team. Golf is becoming a major attraction with WOl Edwards, Sergeants Neal (out of plaster now) Perry, Porter, Corporals Thomson, Revill, Peterson and Hughes all entering the recent RAOC Golf Society meeting. WOl Edwards won the prize for the highest gross score—a golf made easy hand- book ! On the social side a very successful cheese and wine party was held in the RAOC Club and the success of the evening was due to the hard work put in by Corporal Lewis who firstly convinced ETKO Wines Limited to sponsor the evening and secondly organised the whole event! Finally, we come to the arrivals, departures and con- gratulatory spot and say welcome to W02 Graves and family, Corporal Bolton and family and Private Hart who joins us from the UN in Nicosia. Farewells to W02 Collins and Corporal Mayoh and their families—we wish them every success in the future. Congratulations are in order for Sergeant Porter on gaining his substantive rank, W02 and Mrs Graves, Corporal and Mrs Moon on the birth of a daughter in each family. Lance Corporal Dunlop on gaining a high grading on his Bl Vehicle Specialist Course and Sergeant Neal and Corporal Lewis for passing their EPC(A). Composite Ordnance Depot Hong Kong ST BARBARA'S DAY saw the gathering of the clans—RAOC and REME combined in a church service followed by drinks at Blackdown Barracks. December saw a visit from the Colonel Commandant, Major General Speller followed by an informal visit by the CBF, Major General Chappie. The Royal Hong Kong Golf Club was impressed with the result of the Windsor Bowl and Gunner Goblet Team results. Captain Mick Priestley, Staff Sergeants Paddy Teegan and Frank O'Brien and Sergeant Ray Bailie won the Windsor Bowl foursomes and Captain Mick Priestley and Staff Sergeant Frank O'Brien won the Gunner Goblet pairs with Staff Sergeant Dick Baker and Sergeant Ray Bailie runners-up. On the Regimental side saw a drill competition between HKOR and BOR on who could change pace the most during one circuit of the drill square. The result was declared a draw as the sides were integrated in preparation for the January parade. Christmas has come and the goose got fat I did not put a dollar in the poor mans hat I did not have a dollar left nor a cent too All I could say was " God bless you." The build up of the festive season started with the Sergeants Mess Draw. The main prize of the full set of golf clubs, thought up and purchased by Staff Sergeant Geordie Adamson, was won by, you've guessed it, Staff Sergeant Geordie Adamson. His Christmas will go with a swing no doubt. The Holiday Inn was the venue for the Sergeants Mess Christmas ball with a sumptuous spread and dancing to the Q O Hldrs Dance Band. Christmas dinners and drinks by each- department and various groups followed to herald Christmas Day. Congratulations go to: W02 Pete Smith on his pro- motion to sub-W02 and Staff Sergeant Dick Baker on his pro- motion to sub-Staff Sergeant. Staff Sergeant Geordie Adamson on a distinction in Man Management to EPC (Advanced) even if he was a doubting Thomas. Sergeant Tom Hart on his walk ' for a million' in the cause for charity. Farewells go to: WOsl Chuck Thomas and Matt Matakitoga, W02 Paddy Kelly, Corporal Tex Dexter and families—not for- gotten. Welcome to: WOl Bob Saffery, WOs2 Paul Rogers and Duncan Leitch, Staff Sergeants Steve Jenkinson and Jim Brady, Corporals Alex Lamb and Pete Lythgoe and families. British Forces Hong Kong p.»w J ^..^,M,,i^.y.,y, < ,,, THE sporting powers-that-be are 'busy U'\"V'"&(&''/I,'.\-i organising 'summer-time' sports, such as m^MKj^-^W^^iiM cricket, during our winter months. The last B ^ H 9 > < & ' ^ | J S | H | cricket match, incidentally, was well repre- KSSW j£"»^-Ks8l sented in Corps members when the HQBF | *£* team played HMS Tamar. G Branch's L ., _1 _, W02 Mel Lee scored thirty and then had to retire (no pension, no gratuity) but Sergeant Gordon Russell didn't get a chance to either bat or bowl. Perhaps that was for the best as I've been told that as a cricketer, Gordon makes a good goalkeeper. That statement is rather confusing as, when Gordon plays in goal for G Branch in the flve-a-side football lunchtime league, he's often told that as a goalkeeper he makes a good cricketer! However, I digress. Back to the cricket Joint Secretariat's Lance Corporal Phil Wheetman acquitted himself very well, making two excellent catches (he didn't spill a drop from either can) and then bowled two overs with dis- tinction. The Ord Branch stalwarts, WOl Phil Buxton and Sergeant Tony Dales also upheld the gdod name of the Corps. Phil scored eight before being bowled and Tony scored twenty five before, unluckily, being caught having a slash by the off-stump (what a way to go!). The result was a resounding win by the HQBF team and the five aforementioned must have made good impressions as they have now been ' Drafted ' (Naval term) by the HMS Tamar team to play against the Command Pay Office later this month. On the hello/goodbye scene, we welcome Staff Sergeant George Storey from Berlin and sadly say goodbye to Staff Sergeant George Jones and his wife Betty who are heading for that land of opportunity (not to mention LOA) Rheindahlen. We wish them well for the future. George Storey will no doubt notice a change in the male dominated bastion of the Army Support Element after working with a multitude of nubile young frauleins in the Berlin Garrison Administrative Unit. Guten tag, George. Vie Geherts? In closing, the CRAOC, Lieutenant Colonel Brian Fox OBE, and all past and present members of the Corps in the Far East, extend wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year to the Editor of THE GAZETTE, his staff and all readers. KUNG TCHEE FA CHAT! — Covent Garden was never like this. Major Monty W o o d buying local produce in San Po Kong with Staff Sergeant Fred Furness pointing out the blemishes no doubt! CORRESPONDENTS PLEASE NOTE COPY MUST REACH THE EDITOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE DATE OF PUBLICATION — THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH 3 4 — |
| Book number | R0404a |