RAOC Gazette - page 216
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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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very grateful. Now, have you got anything planned for next Thursday morning? I can run you down to Soo Kun Poo and An addition to a family. What better way of starting off this month's input to the magazine. Despite being quote— always shattered when I get home unquote, Corporal Mick Shepherd from the Anti Illegal Immigrant Control Centre must have had access to hidden reserves of energy as his wife Ruth presented him with a baby boy at the BMH Hong Kong. There was talk, I believe, of naming their addition after the last two male immigants who reached Hong Kong before the ' touch base' policy ended, but after Mick had sobered up, they named their son Emlyn Ian (after Hughes and Callaghan respectively). Congratulations to you both from all in HQBF. I knew that Mick's new contact lenses would make a difference! Now for a departure and an arrival. The A branch clerk WRAC Sergeant Jeannie Hoggan left last month to join MVEE Chertsey. We wish you all the best Jeannie, Lang may yer lum reek (or words to that effect). To occupy the vacant chair WRAC (Wo) Manning and Records have sent us an equally at- tractive young lady, Sergeant Pauline Power. Unfortunately, for Pauline, her RAOC Driver husband is still in UK, but un- welcome attention is being diverted with the rumour that he is approximately six feet twelve inches tall! Welcome to Hong Kong Pauline, we hope you enjoy (as much as you can) your stay with us. If I may, I would like to close these notes with a little story. Once upon a time, not a million miles from HMS Tamar, a man who shall remain nameless bought a pack of five audio cassettes. As a special offer, he was also given a free package, identical with the cassettes he had purchased, except that it was slightly smaller. Despite being a technical man, he was slightly non-plussed over this and decided to seek further technical ad- vice in the form of CREME. Unfortunately, CREME was not in his office but the puzzled purchaser noticed that the author of these notes was in conversation with CREME's Chief Clerk. Working on the principle that he had nothing to lose, he ap- proached the two of us and presented his question, to whit, why was the free cassette smaller than the five he had purchased? Receiving blank stares, he decided to put his Sandhurst and Blackdown training into practice and ripped off the cellophane covering his free gift, to discover that his free ' cassette' was a pack of playing cards promoting the firm that makes the cassettes! Far be it from me to divulge the name of the puzzled purchaser (I did mention above that he shall remain nameless), but the CRAOC insists that he knew all the time it was a pack of cards and just wanted to know if we could figure it out too. I believe him. If you were in my position, wouldn't you? M r Charm Cheung receives his testimonial for long and meritorious service in Hong Kong. Composite Ordnance Depot Hong Kong AMMO SUB-DEPOT. A relatively quiet month for the ASD with the local Du Pont factory not producing explosives for a period over Chinese New Year. Captain Don Mayne has gone off to New Zealand for six weeks on exercise Kauri Pine as Administration Officer for a group of QO' Hldrs. W02 John Knight escaped to Singa- pore and Penang but had to give himself up after two weeks . of leave scheme. Corporal MacDonagh returned after successfully completing his upgrading course and on the sporting side, WOl Frank Lawrence and Sergeant Willie Morton continue to represent British Forces Hong Kong in their respective sports of rugby and soccer. STORES GROUP. Staff Sergeant Charlie Orr writes—This months Notes from the Stores Group starts with a big con- gratulation to two of our civilian workers employed within the group on accommodation stores, both of whom received the Commander British Forces Testimonial, for Long and Meri- torious Services. They are Mr Au Shui Hoi Storekeeper I and Mr Charm Cheung SKII, between them they have worked for the British Forces for fifty seven years. Well done boys! Our next congratulation goes to Sergeant Pete Ingham who successfully completed the Hong Kong Marathon accompanied by W02 Lex Mootoo from the ICP, both ably assisted by W02 Paul Hughes (on a bicycle) and Staff Sergeant Keith ' New Zealand RAOC' who was always around with sponge and drinks; the course covered twenty six miles. Both Pete and Lex are still hard at training to compete in the Coast of China Marathon over hilly terrain. As if the above is not enough exercise Pete is planning to use his dis-embarkation leave walk- ing from Lands End to John O Groats, best of luck Pete. The Group's Little Walk on the ' Mack' trail ' Exercise — 421 Happy Hike' covered a distance of sixty two miles over rugged hilly terrain has now been completed. There were a few com- ments from the lads on completion like: " That was great Let's do it again sometime in about ten years " and " Oh! my sore feet, anyone got a bandage?" but the success rate was quite good approximately ninety two per cent of those who started finished the whole distance. A special mention to Sergeant Zak Fazackerley who has invented a novel way of erecting the Aussy lightweight tent, upside down, after the first night sleeping out. Zack decided he would erect the tent like everyone else for the second/last night sleep out. Certificates will be presented to all those who completed the hike. Certain members of the Unit (several from this group) are flying out on an adventure training exercise called ' Jungle Heights' taking place in the Jungle and Mountain areas of Brunei (more walking and camping out). The exercise will be over two weeks; more about this when it's over and those taking part are safely back in unit. DEPOT PLANNING. WOl Les Porter having just completed a study of the ASD has now found himself carrying out a study of all personnel as Unit Census Officer for the Hong Kong Census. WOl Ian Powell found time to run the Combined Services Annual Golf Championships in which he won the scratch com- petition. (Last year's organiser also won the ' scratch' so perhaps ' perks for the organiser' has some truth in it) Captain Mick Priestley must be congratulated on his plan- ning for his daughter's wedding in the UK. He sent his wife to UK in advance to organise everything and then arrived just in time for the wedding. Our best wishes to Debbie and her husband. THE REST. Achievements in sport were shadowed by the Unit' Hockey Team's tremendous. success as Minor Units Cham- pions 1981 and winners of the Ben Line Trophy. A treble is in the offering with the team currently heading the league table. Our congratulations to Major Ahearne, WOl Roberts, W02 Rogers, Sergeants Baxter and Blake, Corporal Gaughan and the AD Police members on their outstanding achievement. The annual soccer match betwen the unit and the visit- ing QE2 side was a hard fought match with the QE2 side win- ning by one goal to nil. Congratulations this month go to: Staff Sergeant Mick Paling on his substantive promotion, Staff Sergeant Stu Veazey and Corporal John Chapman on their new family additions. Mothers and children are fine. Arrivals: Captain Duff, Staff Sergeant Standen and family, Staff Sergeant Smith and family. Departures: Captain Wilcox and family and bon voyage. |
| Book number | R0404a |