RAOC Gazette - page 126
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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3rd Armoured Division A ^W /; ,"X X 1 *"' W '*W X \ " tl " ' W /-•\ /.^V I '*- \ / ' •'" X AvMBMMMa* Lance Corporals Rowland and Bolden w i t h Private Duffield and assisted by Stephen M a r t i n , on the sponsored Earthquake Disaster Fund run. Welcome also to Corporal Eric Davies from Cyprus. Farewell to Lieutenant Cable (on promotion despite everything), Staff Sergeant and Mrs Mick Gannon, Sergeant and Mrs Alan Carter, Sergeant and Mrs Stan Glover and Private Barry Dobson. STORES PLATOON 15 FIELD WORKSHOP OUR main event has been Exercise Cold Comfort. Despite the Moratorium the OC Workshop managed to get permission for the Workshop to venture out into the field. Needless to say all members of the Stores Platoon were thrilled! The exercise was part of the handover programme of the OC Workshop so we had two big chiefs chasing us, where one is usually more than enough. Lance Corporal Steve Walker got us off to a bright start by not being able to get his Bedford out of neutral on the move from camp, Sid Rutter turned into a block of ice on the Eager Beaver, Staff Sergeant Roger Blackwood didn't get a call on the Active Edge which preceded the exercise and Private Mick Callaghan was awarded a special booby prize for filling his Land Rover tanks with kerosene! Luckily no harm was done. All in all the exercise went well although we all envied Corporal Joe Leatherbarrow and Lance Corporal Paul Cart- wright who missed it through education courses. We welcome Lance Corporal John Wilson who arrived at the end of January from Northern Ireland via a somewhat roundabout route. We also say farewell to Lance Corporal Pat Doherty who due to Snow Queen, leave and courses we will hardly see again until May. Was it something we said? Corporal Chippy Wood has managed to wriggle off RPC1 again, he has a posting to Northern Ireland instead, but we finally managed to get Private Scooter Foye off to Antwerp for a driving course. Those proceeding to Zeebrugge from BAOR are advised to bypass Antwerp for their own safety. We congratulate Corporal Tom Povey on the award of his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal by Brigadier Helmsley (Commander 5 Field Force) and we are all ready to congratulate Lance Corporal Martin Stevens on passing HGV3. The un- predictability of German bus drivers ruined Martin's first at- tempt but we are all confident he will get it next time. We must also congratulate Corporal Brian Low on completing a week without getting caught by our OC Lieutenant Simon Hall doing something wrong! Staff Sergeant Benny Gorbould is off to Bracht and Lance Corporal Stan Preston off to Cyprus, at least that's what they keep hoping, no doubt Records will soon shatter their illusions with posting orders; Private Paul Tonks is crossing off the days to his wedding; Private Steve Richardson is ' bristling' with enthusiasm over his new haircut and Private Mark Harvey has at last won the RQMS sweepstake and got himself a new pair of boots! You will notice there is no mention of football this month, after last weeks cup results it is a forbidden subject! ORDNANCE COMPANY A VERY hectic festive season ushered the company into the New Year, an un- expected bonus being the addition of a compulsory stand-down to enhance the block leave period, with all company personnel enjoying a well earned rest. The traditional festive season activities were accompanied by additional unit functions including visits to Winterberg, a car rally and treasure hunt and culminating in the junior ranks versus SNCOs and Officers drag football match. A keenly disputed shambles, in which Major Baz Dickson, Staff Sergeant Alan Schiller and Lance Corporal Pat Fleming vied for ' loose lady of the year,' resulting in a narrow victory by the troops. A dearth of sport during the period, owing to the grim weather conditions. PC and A Platoon are reportedly engaged in furtive squash training sessions in readiness to avenge their shock defeat at the hands of the Storehouse Platoon. Captain Gerd Inlow, W02 Alan Carroll and Sergeant Ray Northcott are meanwhile^still avoiding the subject! Exercise Snow Queen saw a large proportion of the Company sampling the delights of Bavaria during January, whilst Lieutenants Lovat Brownlee and Ray Tindle have taken the unit ski team to the Divisional meet after some arduous training in Norway. A fairly stable period in which we now begin the build-up to the winter inspections cycle and the re-commencement of Company training in February. Reinforcements continue to pour in and we welcome: Captain Gary Hawthorne, Staff Sergeant Livesey, Sergeants Robinson RAPC, Sergeant Woolacott ACC, Lance Corporals Hoare, Lavender, Privates Pierce, Bromlwey, Whopples and Cooper. Goodbyes and best wishes on departure to Lieutenant Graeme Morrison, CSM Tandy, Staff Sergeants Lee and Povey, Sergeant Houlette ACC, Sergeant McCarron RAPC, Corporal Thompson, Lance Corporals Duffy, Gibbons, Hynd, Robertson, Privates Kearney, Stevens, Rowan and Shearin. Best of luck to Corporal Short and Lance Corporal Sneyd who have opted for green berets. Congratulations to Roy and Alice Carr and Mark and Martina Bennett on the births of their son and daughter respectively, Corporal Mellor on promotion and Lance Corporal Turner home, upgraded from II to I. 86 SUPPLY DEPOT STAFF SERGEANT MICK MULLARKEY returned to work after the break with two broken toes, his explanation that he fell down the stairs of his home is not entirely believed, as Corporal Brian Bolton insists that he saw Mick drop a buffet plate onto his foot during our OC's Christmas drinks party. If readers have ever seen Mick having a ' snack' they will know the weight involved. Our CQMS, Staff Sergeant Brian Scribbins, so enjoyed being Santa Claus at the Unit Childrens Christmas Party that he did it again on Christmas Eve for children in the quarters at Camp 7. Charging a nominal fee of DM1 per child, Brian managed to raise the sum of £29.77 which he sent to the ' Blue Peter Appeal.' A very praiseworthy effort which was entirely of his own volition. Finally, we have to say a sad farewell to WOl Alan Brant, the AOWO Corps Troops. Alan is leaving Dortmund for UK on commissioning. It would not be an overstatement to say that Alan is one of the most respected and well liked persons in the Army today. We sincerely wish him and his family all the best for the future. 4 t h Armoured Division 1 HEADQUARTERS RAOC ^^•|^^ A FEW farewells and welcomes are in ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ order, to W 2 Tom Tait on his posting to ^^^f^^^L 7 Field Force (congratulations on your ^^^•^^^B promotion), Sergeant Knight on his way to WAVAVAVf the Field Ambulance at Minden. We wel- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ V come to the fold W02 Tom Burke who ^ ^ t ^ r joins us as assistant DOWO to WOl John J Witter. Private Wurzel Briddon has now left us for a six month detachment with the front line soldiers of the Ordnance Company Keep on trucking! Congratulations to Corporals Luke O'Neill and Don Bennett on passing their EPC. We wish the S02 Sup (Coord)/ Adjutant, Captain John Campbell, success with his PQS 2 exams and hope he's not studying ' t o o ' much! KEEP IN TOUCH W I T H THE CORPS THROUGH THE RAOC ASSOCIATION — 347 |
| Book number | R0404a |