RAOC Gazette - page 200
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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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Headquarters Scotland THIS month has been taken up with Exercises Puff Adder and Wintex/Cimex and all concerned inevitably taking an active part. This includes our Territorial Army Unit in Glasgow with Major Donald MacDougall and Lieutenant Ron Rae doing a stint in the bunker; likewise Cap- tain Jim Griffiths from Accommodation Services Unit Stirling. Not content with this the Battle Fit- ness Tests coincided with the Exercises. One is left wondering if this is why the first Exercise was named ' Puff Adder,' judging from certain of our branch under test! In the Combat Supplies Office Mr Duncan Stewart has left and has been replaced by Mrs Eileen Deas, otherwise the staff remain the same. Across the road in the Camp Commandant's Empire, Staff Sergeant Kelly has arrived from 89 Supply Depot to serve out his last six months. In AQ Branch we welcome Staff Sergeant Jamieson who is to replace W02 Herron who is posted to Headquarters North West District. North East District WE bade a sad farewell to WOl Ron Moore one time our ROWO, on his retirement Ron has spent his last six months on his old ' happy hunting grounds' in North East and North West Districts; we are pleased to report that he is now managing a meat packaging plant for a well known frozen food combine. In the absence of CRAOC, Major Derrick Eve presented him with an en- graved tankard to remind him of a long and successful career and Mrs Jane Eve presented Mrs Pat Moore with a bouquet. Army Air Corps HEADQUARTERS AAC AVN (SUP). Our new title is intended as a twelve month trial in BAOR using NATO nomenclature. So for eighty one at least we in BAOR will have different (how un- usual) titles to other theatres. We offer Corporal Bowser and Yvonne our heartiest congratulations on the arrival of their son, Marton Lawrence, well done to you both. Our S02 Avn (Sup), Major de Foubert is already showing signs of post- ing happiness, he is off to 70 Supply Depot in August, information his bank manager will, we are sure, appreciate! 2 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT UNIT. The news from the sharp end this month—Start with the good news—Congratulations to Corporals Cass and Parish on new additions to their families— Both boys, (possible RAOC recruits?). We have now another batch of trained VDU Ops, all our new boys have now returned from that RAF place in UK (The one that has girls!) Well done on learning something. In the Support Office Sergeant Danagher entered the high jump Olympics when a German workman decided to take the short way out of the roof via the ceiling! Right on top of Sergeant Danagher's desk. We recently hosted a Four Major Unit Boxing Com- petition—For Novices! Our own rep Private Murfet won his bout much to the delight of the hard working originator, Cap- tain Curtis. We have rolled the dice and the results are: Sergeant Gordon to Staff Sergeant, Corporal Brennan to Sergeant, Lance Corporal Selwood to Corporal and Private Lee to Lance Corporal. Congratulations from us all. Farewell to Sergeant Parnell and Lance Corporal Pope and sincere thanks to you both for your hard work over the past years. ASU CATTER1CK. Our congratulations to Mr Joseph Wilks, Senior Storekeeper at AES Ripon, on being awarded the Imperial Service Medal which was presented by the CRAOC. A pleasant task for our lucky boss made doubly so by the celebratory drinks in the Sergeants Mess afterwards. (Closure of ASU Barlow see page 392) 1 REGIMENT AAC. Personalities are changing in the Regi- ment as we say goodbye to our Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Canterbury and say hello to Lieutenant Colonel St J. Lytle. Sergeant Outhwaite returns from RAF Hereford having gained a one hundred per cent pass on the Supply Course, repeating Sergeant Trotman's results. Sergeant Trotman starts the second year of his Open University Course, having passed the finals of his year in 1980. South W e s t District 1 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT UNIT. The main event of the month has been the highly successful skittles evening the unit held when a large number of soldiers and their wives were able to test their skill at the alley. We were pleased to welcome several of our civilians to the evening but regret to say that one of them emerged triumphant at the end of the evening. Honours for the evening must go to Corporal Kendrick who managed to knock down one skittle without the ball touching the floor and to Staff Sergeant Learmonth under whose onslaught the skittles remained virtually unscathed throughout. We said farewell this month to Mrs Marge Bames our only Clerical Officer whose post was one of the casualties of our recent I of E inspection. Luckily we were at least able to keep her in the Ord (Air) family as she now works for the SOI Ord (Air) at Headquarters DAAC. We welcome W02 Squire and Private Fulton. C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S are in order for W02 Sharrock, our ROWO, who won the South West District Individual Plate for squash, and also to Staff Sergeant Careless on his award of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. If these notes appear on time, those of you in the local area may like to come and see our S03 (S Man) (Captain Lawrence - Wood) starring as the male lead in an Agatha Christie-type thriller at Newcombe Hall, Lark- hill on 7th, 8th and 9th May. He was selected after much thought by the Producer (our Chief Clerk—W02 Jim Bond)— just before Confidential Report time, it so happens, but the Chief Clerk assures us that it was pure coincidence. He recognises outstanding talent when he sees it—and hopes that CRAOC does, too. We welcome Mrs Jenny Bryan to help out in Org/Admin. Colonel Griffin should get his tea on time from now on! SUPPLY DEPOT. Congratulations to W 2 Ted Shreeve whose expertise as a boxing official has received full recognition on his selection to officiate at the Annual Navy versus RAF Boxing Competition, the Combined Services Championships and Com- bined Services against Western Counties. The Depot's permanent ' Course M a n ' Lance Corporal Ray Mabbott was unfortunately returned to unit from the RPC2 Course with a leg injury. Not to be outdone, he returned to Blackdown two weeks later to achieve a creditable pass on the Fire NCOs' Course. Private Dave Ncedham our own version of 'Action Man ' attended part of the Battle Fitness Course at the UKLF School of Physical Training as part of his build up for an imminent Commando Course. 6 Field Force ORDNANCE COMPANY THIS month has been an exceptionally busy one for the Company, with so many activities going on simultaneously that at times it has been difficult to track down exactly where everybody is at any one time. Early in the month we lost ten soldiers to the UKLF Wintex Bunker Guard, and our canoeing team has continued training hard every day for the Devizes/Westminster canoe race. In addition, this month saw the formation of a Company line-laying team who have been putting in some strenuous physical exercise in preparation for the 6 Field Force line-laying competition. The team have been following a strict regime of daily training, which has — 407 — |
| Book number | R0404a |