RAOC Gazette - page 128
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off on Snow Queen with Mick Greenhalgh staying as a member of the Workshop Ski team. Congratulations to Private Geordie Bartram on his marriage to Lesley. Finally we welcome to the Platoon, Corporal Ian Cooper, Lance Corporal Geordie Hogg and their families, and Corporal Bob Reilly on re-enlistment. Farewell to Corporal Brian Aitchison and his family. STORES SECTION 5 HEA VY REGIMENT WORKSHOP SERGEANTS CHALMERS AND WILLIAMS are most perturbed at having had to spend four days of their leave travelling to and from the UK. Fifty hours for the single journey was just too much for them and they have now requested more leave to recuperate from the ordeal! Hard luck—remember its quicker by air! Having volunteered for a basic course, Lance Corporal Latham and Private Warhurst are now absorbed in the linguistic world of the German language. Lemen sie Gut—or else! By the time this gets to press WOl K. Blackwell will have taken over the reins from WOl McCann who returns to UK as DOWO London District this month. Also in the posting pipeline are Corporal Bob Boneham on promotion to Sergeant (congratulations), Lance Corporal Jim Cureton and Lance Corporal ' Scouse' Rothwell who blackmailed the CRAOC for a quick posting to Belize. We wish them all well. STORES SECTION, 617 TANK TRANSPORTER WORKSHOP BRIGADIER SKINNER accompanied by Major Fitzsimmons visited our unusual MSO ' set-up' and were pleased with the way things were being done. Brigadier Skinner spent some time chatting with the MSO staff and looking around the section. The Brigadier's dog was also suitably impressed with the section's hospitality when our Issues Controller, Mr Karol Janecki, invited him to the civilian canteen for a slap-up meal. Some people will do anything for a bit of time off. In the sporting world, both ' Q ' Jones and Corporal Ivan Sangster are still justifying their places in the Hamm Station football team. Both were instrumental in an excellent result when we managed to hold 5 Armoured Workshop, a major unit, to a three all draw. We now have a real chance of winning the 3 Division Minor Units league for the first time. Our military strength has just increased by fifty per cent with the arrival of Corporal Mick Bland from Chilwell. We wish him, and his wife, a warm welcome and hope that their stay in Hamm will be a happy one. Finally, we congratulate Corporal Ivan Sangster on his recent success in the Army Colloquial German examination. We wish him a similiar success when he tackles the Linguist course next month. He was last seen asking the QM to demand short leather trousers and an alpenhorn. 33 Armoured Brigade Paderborn Garrison HALLO from Paderborn. No we are not new, just resurrected by the Army Board. Our history takes us back to 17th March 1944 when we were 33 Tank Brigade. The Brigade took part in many different battles during the Second World War and was then disbanded on 22nd August 1945. On 15th November 1950 the Brigade was reformed at Paderborn under command of 11 Armoured Division. In February 1951 the Brigade moved to Bad Lippspringe and stayed there until February 1956 when it moved to Sennelager. . On 1st April 1956 the Brigade was put into suspended animation. On 1st January 1981 the Brigade was resurrected and its first commander is Brigadier J. D. G. Pank late LI. The RAOC personnel of the Headquarters are WOl C. I. Reid, Sergeant Colin Wykes, Corporal Steve Farrow, Lance Corporal Phil Sharratt and Private Kevan Castle. Besides retiring us from Task Force Echo the boffins have changed our branch titles—and most of us are walking around sucking our thumbs looking at the moment, totally lost. RAOC In Berlin THE New Year in Berlin should be a momentous one for Ord- nance Services since the Unit is to receive the Freedom of Span- dau in May—and will be occupying a newly built Storehouse. The traditional German ' Richfest' to celebrate the addition of the roof of the new Storehouse is underway as these notes are being written. In keeping with the recent change to NATO terminology our CRAOC has now become CO/Comd Sup. Hardly is the ink dry on this change of title when our thoughts are now directed to the imminent departure of Lieutenant Colonel John Fitzsimmons to Bramley and his replacement by Lieutenant Colonel C. E. van Orton from RMCS Shrivenham. We wish the Colonel and Mrs Fitzsimmons god speed and thank them for steering the Ordnance ship so capably during the three and a half years at the helm! With Spring on the horizon, marriage is in the air. Like a couple of spring lambs, two members of our ADPI WRAC fraternity have announced their matrimonial plans. Private Karen Thompson is to marry Trooper Reader of D Squadron RH and later Private Carol Hughes is also to join the ranks of newly-weds. We wonder whether the new ME 29 Computer installed in ADPI has anything to do with these plans. I always thought that an ME 29 was a Metterschmidt aeroplane—another flight of fancy. Our popular Fire Advisor is now packing the last of his boxes and will soon be driving the newer of his two motor cars to UK. He and Mary are taking their Extinguisher to Preston where John will soon be wearing his new FSO 1 rank. Con-. gratulations—and our very best wishes. At about the same time Captain Paul Carter will be taking his Provision knowledge to Headquarters BAOR and has promised to return twice—for a Dining Out and for his wife and family. We will miss Paul and Gillian but we welcome Captain Jonathan Rollason and his good lady to Berlin. Three more of our stalwart members will have left Berlin by the time these notes appear in print. Our man of the Volkslauf Sergeant ' Phil' Phillips will have left the Ammunition Depot for Catterick where he will be running his eye over vehicle and other spares. His relief, Sergeant John Gregory, has already arrived to learn the rudiments of the job and the Berlin scene. The Supply Depot will shortly say farewell to Master Butcher Sergeant Dennis Endean who will be teeing off for 89 Supply Depot. We hope to meat his successor, Sergeant Lennie Loughran, shortly! Others to leave shortly are Captain Clive Elderton, our ATO and OIC Ammunition Depot who is off to Devizes as Adjutant of 10 Ordnance Support Battalion and Sergeant Bob Elliott, a recent transfer in from the Grenadier Guards, to the Corps Stores Company. The Orderly Room has gained Lance Corporal Bill Musson in place of the irrepressible Lance Corporal Nairn who will no doubt be enjoying himself in sunny Cyprus. The Orderly Room also reports Sergeant Jim O'Bryan's success on his EPC Ad- vanced course. Courses have also claimed Sergeant George Handyside, complete with Jerry Cans, who is endeavouring to become a qualified Chemical Laboratory Assistant. We have ' borrowed' Corporal Alan Bentley, from 4 Petroleum Depot as his temporary replacement. In due deference to his change of title from FOWO to BOWO we have selected WOl Derek Redpath as our Personality of the Month. His record of service shows that he has been to BAOR, Cyprus, El Adem and three times to Bahrein (he likes the sand, you see). Rumour has it that he is a Hertha Berlin supporter but he will probably transfer his allegiance to York City when he leaves the Service. With great aplomb he left for York by car before Christmas but he had to be ' recovered ' from the corridor. An assault was made a second time but during the journey Derek discovered that he had left his ferry ticket in the Mess. Finally, with car and ticket in order he discovered that he would be too late for the Rotterdam ferry and so he sailed from another port. Frau Billion, who keeps his office diary and who herself, recently celebrated her twenty fifth Working Anniversary with Ordnance Services, smiled discreetly. Over at the Headquarters, Staff Sergeant John Claughton has arrived from 49 RP Company and Sergeant Maurice Hill has decamped to civilian life. British Forces Hong Kong HEADQUARTERS STAFF SERGEANT JOE EMERY, Chief Clerk Ord is now the proud owner of what is believed to be the second biggest car in the Colony (no-one is allowed to have a bigger car than the CBF). This, however, poses a problem for Joe as he has to sit on two cushions to see over the steering wheel and, when he does, is unable to reach the pedals! Does any- body know where he can get hold of a pair of DMS boots with ten inch heels? Staff Sergeant Ray Dawson of Q Qtg was selected to play for the British Forces South team against the visiting British Forces Cyprus team and the Royal Hong Kong Police team (not, I hasten to add, at the same time). Unfortunately, the British Forces South team went down sixty five to nil and fifty eight to six respectively. — 349 — |
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