RAOC Gazette - page 202
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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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is now being daubed, by the trusty pen-wielders in the Orderly Room (no union demarcations for us). The WRAC clerk in the male Orderly Room has been replaced by another delect- able lady, Sergeant Betty Fry. No wonder the door to the Orderly Room remains locked to enquirers. Arrivals: WO 1 Quinney, Staff Sergeant McNee, Corporal Rochelle, Lance Corporal Norris, Privates Joyce, Tumelty, Spencer and Bell. Departures: WOl Whitelegge and Lance Corporal Entwistle. Marriages: Lance Corporal Onufryk to Lance Corporal Lynn Raine WRAC. Bicester MHTU. Since our last notes to THE GAZETTE we have been inundated with posting orders affecting about fifty per cent of our military strength. Starting at the top, Major Richard Bird has left us for the Food Technology course to be replaced as OC by Major Bob Lawson from 1 (BR) Corps Vehicle Company. WOl Ken Dickson retires in the near future : to be succeeded by WOl Dobson from 1 (BR) Corps Stores Company. Staff Sergeant Chris Bailey and Sergeant Charlie Taunton are leaving us on promotion and going to Dortmund and Soltau respectively. Sergeant John Skerritt has departed for the bright lights of Hong Kong. To all of them and their families, our best wishes and thanks for their efforts during their time at MHTU—especially to Mr Dickson who has had the task of keeping the rogues in line! The remaining members of the unit who have said they will stay on under the new management and would like to see their names in print are: Captain Jim Steel, Staff Sergeant Colin Boyes, Sergeant Ray Walton (congratulations on the pro- motion). Corporals Dave Candy, Colin Watson, Rod Shaw, Angus Beaton and Lance Corporal Keith Bannister. Central Ammunition Depot Kineton THE death of Private . Craig Yardley dampened the spirits of the CAD. A large contingent of his friends attended the funeral service. Two soldiers badly injured in the same crash, Lance Corporal Rogers and Private Gray are now making good progress towards full recovery. Please see page 398. The painting, commissioned to mark the official opening of Marlborough Depot has been displayed throughout the unit A feature which has taxed the attention of the beholders is the position of the Parade Commander's sword—do they really make left-handed swords? West Sub-Depot, renamed Edgehill Depot, has now been emptied of all stocks prior to the arrival of the PSA and con- tractors who will soon begin the redevelopment of the site for the new Sub-Depot Our own correspondent from the battle- field site reports intense activity under the supervision of Staff Sergeant Hinds and of men and women working late night shifts to complete the clearance on time. Meantime, the clearance from one site means the topping up of another—who said that ammunition storage records were easy to maintain? Not to be outdone SATO Department are demonstrating that all personnel are fit Twice weekly, the BFT circuit is heavily punished by the combined weight of Major John Taylor and his department. For those who know him, Major Taylor is roughly equal to all the rest put together. Rugby continues to flourish. Not content with a succession of wins on the field it was decided to initiate a Rugby Disco Club—no reports of injuries after the first session! Soccer has always been a feature in the history of Kineton and the present season is no exception. Top of the Banbury Sunday League with three games to play, the team has reached the quarterfinal of the League Cup. In the West Midland Services League the team is also well placed. A recent report in the Station Sports diary recorded that there was nothing to report . . . . except that there was no tug-of- war rope. Captain Armstrong, the reserve anchor man, stated that the team first became aware of this deficiency only when they took up the strain—and all fell down . . . . A new rope has been ordered. The road walking unit team is in training for the Charity Walk—Axmouth, Devon to Lincoln. The team, comprising RAOC/RPC/WRAC have covered the distance Kineton— Bicester in practice. Who needs petrol these days . . . . ? — 409 Congratulations to Private Leckie WRAC on her success in the Army Judo Championships, where she won a gold medal. Well done too Private Evans WRAC, who won a bronze medal in the same championships. Army School of Ammunition THE School is, at the moment, filled to capacity with courses, the new A T s course 81A is settling in whilst 80B are looking forward to qualifying. The Commonwealth and Foreign A T s have now more than half their course behind them and the instructors can now pronounce the names and recognise most of the students. EOD Branch have been spreading the Felix gospel to our colleagues from the USA, Canada, Belgium and Italy and have been visited by Senior Officers of the Fire Services and Civilian Police. The branch staff are now adept at quick changes from Service Dress to Combat Suits—four changes a day is the current record. During a recent Royal Pioneer Corps weekend on Kineton Station three ' Boys of the Old Brigade,' were shown around the School Museum by Staff Sergeant Mick Bastable. The photo- graph shows In-Pensioner John Boyle giving an account of coming under fire in 1917 whilst admiring a more modern artillery shell. Photo P. Bradley. It's really what's inside that's changed. W 2 Fielder RPC, Staff Sergeant Bastable RAOC with In-Pensioners, Fred Baker e x - R P C , John Boyle ex-East Lancashire Regiment, and Martin Rooney ex- Border Regiment at Kineton. The inter-company competitions are getting nearer and staff and students are practicing volleyball, cricket (when weather im- proves), soccer and full bore shooting. Results in later editions. We welcome Captain Mark Wickham to GM, W02 Bob Cockburn to CLA and Staff Sergeant Mick Stripe to EOD and extend bon voyage to W02 Phil Yeaman to Canada, Sergeants Dave Thornley to Zimbabwe and Jim Unsworth to Bracht. Staff Sergeant Dave Dennis has returned from Belfast, ' heads down ' to Staff Sergeant Brian Sutton on his four month sabatical in Lisbum. 1 Ammunition Inspection and Disposal Unit WE must be one of the most dispersed units in the Corps. Fourteen sub-units in ten locations so making up Corps GAZETTE notes is not easy. Fighting off all the unsolicited contributions from enthusiastic stringers being the hardest part of all. Our first story is a claim for the month's fastest posting. Lance Corporal Geordie Basset posted in on 16th February had an internal move on 17th February and a posting out on 16th March! We hope that when he has recovered from posting lag, he will enjoy a year with 321 EOD Unit. Next human interest; ATO overcomes cigarette temptation. Captain Alex Boyd who is giving up smoking again looked positively ill after overcoming what must be the ultimate temptation, an IED task in a warehouse containing one hundred million cigarettes. He has now taken a week's leave to recover and calm his nerves. — |
| Book number | R0404a |