RAOC Gazette - page 160
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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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J5fcto£ from ^broab AFCENT HEADQUARTERS AFCENT and its Ord- nance community is alive and well. Newly promoted Sergeants Keith Davis and Tom McCallion changed to jobs more suited to their exalted rank, Sergeant Bob McCarthy moved to the Families Office, and Staff Sergeant Mel Kingston has hung-up his camera to assume the appointment of Editor of the AFCENT Mirror (our local rag) where he hopes to improve the English of our American Allies. It just goes to show the versatility of our Corps members. Added to this, contributions have been made to our community in the form of a daughter (Melanie) bom to Corporal and Mrs Dave Tydeman, and a son (Shane) born to Corporal and Mrs Kev Smith. Our congratulations to both couples. The turn of the year also brought about a couple of well deserved awards; namely a Mention in Despatches for Sergeant Steve Phillips for outstanding work in Northern Ireland, and the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for Staff Sergeant Laurie Wardell, who can now stop hiding the grey streaks, Life, since last writing, has been quiet (not that it's any- thing but) and we all now look forward, with baited breath, to Exercise Wintex (yes we do exercise our military role of co-ordinating what would otherwise be a vulgar multi-national brawl). Staff Sergeant Laurie W a r d e l l being congratulated by Brigadier Crey, Senior British Officer Headquarters A F C E N T , after being presented with the Long Service and Good Conduct M e d a l . As per normal, the turnover of personnel has continued with; the arrival of Colonel Norman Green, Captain Mike Hartley, Corporal Nigel Evenden and Lance Corporal Mick Blake, to whom, along with their families,, we say welcome; and the departure of Captain Colin Robinson (congratulations on promotion to Major and lookout 3 BAD!), who said fare- well in the true tradition of free beer for the lads whilst trying to extract a days pay from tight pockets at the same time (you can't get anything for nothing nowadays!). To him and his family we wish success and an enjoyable time in the new tour across the border. Sergeant Terry Cathcart is welcomed to the Corps from the Grenadier Guards by Colonel Jackson and Major W a l s h . Headquarters BAOR THIS MONTH we have been saddened by the deaths of General Sir William Scotter, Colonel R. A. Stronach (Retd) and Herr Paul Seidel. The news of General Scotter's sudden and unexpected death as the result of a heart attack on the 4th February came as a shock to all of us who recently served under him in this Head- quarters when he was Commander-in-Chief BAOR. He was due to take up the appointment of Supreme Allied Commander Europe in April this year. The passing away of Colonel Bob Stronach in Wegberg hospital on the 16th February after a long illness was no less of a blow to those who have worked with him in the Ordnance Directorate over the last nine years. Colonel Stronach was sixty four at the the time of his death and was due to retire later this year. We know that all present and ex-Corps members and civilians who knew and worked with Colonel Stronach will join us in conveying our sincere and deepest sympathy to his widow and family. Many members of the Corps will also be grieved to hear of the death of Herr Paul Seidel on the 2nd February. Herr Seidel retired from the Ordnance Directorate in December 1977 after thirty two years of service with the British Army with whom his name had become a by-word in the petroleum trade. Herr Seidel was enjoying retired life and his death at the age of sixty eight was sudden and unexpected. We are at present preparing for the Wintex CPX but by the time these notes are read we should have recovered from two weeks of scurrying in the cellars, or other equally unsavoury places, and will be looking forward to a short spot of Easter leave. . Last month we mentioned the transfer of C/Sergeant Terry Cathcart of the Grenadier Guards to the Corps as a staff clerk. He has now been formally welcomed into the Corps as Sergeant Cathcart RAOC and can be seen in the photograph, standing smartly to attention in typical Guards' style, between Colonel John Jackson and Major Bob Walsh. Congratulations are due to Lance Corporals Alan Brash and July Marsden (WRAC) on their promotions to acting rank. During the month we have bid farewell to Majors Ashcroft, Gerdes, Swindley, Regan and Vickers, and WOl Morrisroe and welcomed Majors Walsh, Attrill, Green and Taylorson. Captain Carter, WOl Bondsfield and Private Thompson (WRAC). — 375 — |
| Book number | R0404a |