RAOC Gazette - page 79
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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 | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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RAOC Cyprus is^ ^ ^ ^\ VISITORS have been numerous in the past W I weeks. Lord Strathcone took time off from his | <E I visit to present Sergeant and Mrs Ambler \ *^C J/m / with t n e ' r GOC Cyprus commendation. Thanks ^•fj/TlJHf to their swift action at a road traffic accident ^UV^^AW they helped save (he lives of two members of ^^Ek^^r the RAF. Sergeant Ambler works for the ^^S^T Stores Section of 48 Command Workshop. ^^^T On the subject of awards, a rather special "^ award was made to Staff Sergeant Don Pearson for his outstanding participation and achievement in sport during his tour in Cyprus. He has played hockey, football, rugby, tennis, table tennis, squash and cross country and taken part in the Cyprus Walkabout four times. Most sports were played at Army (Cyprus) standard. We wish him every success as PSI in 41 RP Company (TA) to which he is now posted. Lord Strathconc presents the GOCs Commendation to Sergeant and Mrs Ambler. expedition pictures and his talks on a trip twice postponed, which took three years to arrange. The floodlit rugby football ten a side competition saw a logistic team with five RAOC members reach the final. On the way they beat RAF Akrotiri twelve three, RAF Troodos twenty two nil and the RAF Regiment twenty nil. In the final, a very hard game which delighted the spectators, the RAF Exiles team beat the Logistics side by nine nil. We say farewell to Staff Sergeant Pearson and Corporal McGuire, and welcome Captain Brown, Sergeant Docherty and Corporal Dowse. Photo WOl B. A. Dovmes. Colonel Rochefort-Rae presenting Staff Sergeant Don Pearson with a plaque in recognition of his services to sport in Cyprus. A significant event was the opening of the new Laundry at Akrotiri, Colonel Jenkinson the Colonel AQ conducted the ceremony. Sergeant Geoff Carlyle is responsible for building up the .laundry so that it can take over all the island's require- ments from the MRS laundry at Dhekelia. On the regimental side the Unit took part in the annual Military skills competition. A team of ten selected by the com- petition organisers from fifty per cent of the Unit strength com- petes against other minor Units. This year the tests were map reading, weapon handling, a speed march and a shoot. Ably led by the Chief Clerk W02 Brian Bragger the team achieved seventh place. As ever sport continues to play a large part in the life of RAOC Cyprus. With Walkabout over for another year the cross country team are training hard for the RAOC Cross Country Championships and hoping to improve upon last year's second place. The RAOC sponsored Dhekelia Dash was again a great success this year thanks to hard work by Major Tony Swift and the Supply Depot. AMMUNITION DEPOT AKROTIRI. Sergeants Stephen Mason and Willy Hunt recently took part in an exercise involving HMS Bulwark and the helicopter squadron. Suitably attired as terrorists they landed in a helicopter on the ship and with an acoustic device held it to ransom for a couple of hours. On a more normal note Major Peter Wallis and his staff have been occupied with inspections, especially to the UN. WOl Keith Adams has been busy running the Akrotiri Unit Club. We welcome Staff Sergeant and Mrs Johnson and Sergeant and Mrs Dickie and wish Sergeant John Spencer, his wife Lynn and family good luck on their posting to Bicester. SUPPLY DEPOT DHEKELIA. The organisation of the Dhekelia Dash has taken up a lot of Major Tony Swift's time recently. This competition which is a fifteen mile race from Ayios Nikolaos to Dhekelia is for teams of fifteen. It was originally for RAOC soldiers who ran from one Depot to the other. The event is now open to all Units on the island and this year some thirty teams entered. The RAOC team eventually EP1SKOPI. Staff Sergeant Brian Booth has been the main force behind the Garrison Sergeants Mess football team and as manager has persuaded W02 Brian Bragger and Sergeant Tom Goodwin to turn out. As far as the football itself is concerned it is understood that the social aspect is very successful. The squash team led by Lieutenant Colonel Field has at last won a league match. W02 Alan Smith is hoping to win a game before he is posted. We have said farewell to Major Neil MacCormick who has left the service after thirty seven years. We wish him and his wife Jean the best of luck in their new life in America. We welcome Staff Sergeant ' Bing' Crosbie in place of newly pro- moted W02 Ken Storey. Photo WOl B. A. Dovmes. ST ORES I VEHICLE DEPOT AKROTIRI. Major Roger Forrest has returned from Exercise Red Sea, a tri service diving expedition in Egypt. We look forward to the processing of the During the Military Skills Competition the RAOC Cyprus Team A t The End Of The Five Mile Speed M a r c h ! — 296 — |
| Book number | R0403a |