RAOC Gazette - page 93
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Colour | Yes |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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BIRTHS O'CONNELL.—On 11th January 1980, at City Hospital, Notting- ham, to Captain and Mrs P. O'Connell, a daughter, Kate Charlotte. ENGAGEMENTS G R O V E S — J A M I E S O N . — T h e engagement is announced between Lieutenant Barry Groves RAOC, son of Brigadier and Mrs R. S. Groves of Petersfield, Hants, and Tessa, daughter of Group Captain and Mrs P. W. Jamieson of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. STOREY—MUSSON.—The engagement is announced between Lieutenant Christopher Storey RAOC, eldest son of Mrs J. Storey of Bury St Edmunds, and Mr A. Storey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and Sally, only daughter of Colonel and Mrs William Musson of Bracht, West Germany. DEATHS BARKER.—On 12th January 1980, at Woking, Surrey, Major T. G. Barker. FORD.—On 17th January 1980, peacefully in hospital, Lieu- tenant Colonel William Kenneth Ford, aged seventy, of Old School House, Whitney-on-Wye, husband of Barbara and father of Peter, David and Mary. LYNCH.—On 22nd January 1980, in Southampton Hospital, Lieutenant Colonel A. S. Lynch. SIDEBOTTOM.—On 28th January 1980, at home in Abingdon, Ex-WOl (Conductor) W. Sidebottom. SMITH.—On 20th January 1980, Brigadier J. J. G. Smith (Retd). STYLES.—On 22nd January 1980, John Anthony, aged twenty three years, son of Colonel John and Peggy Styles, following brain surgery. Brigadicr: J. J. C. Smith. mand 1969—1972 and Commandant COD Chilwell until retire- ment in 1974. Reputations are made and lost in appointments such as these, but John grew in stature and respect for his un- tiring professionalism and his total commitment to the Army and our Corps which he loved so dearly. Throughout his thirty eight years service to the Army and his nearly six years of retirement, he was continually giving— time, encouragement, leadership and ideas. He will be greatly missed by his friends, colleagues and all who knew him and his works. Phyl, his charming and courageous wife, has contributed so much to John's varied endeavours over the years. The last four years have been a continuous story of her devotion and care for John in his unrelenting affliction. To her, and their children Kathleen and Geoffrey, we send our deepest sympathy. * ®bitMtit& BRIGADIER J. J. G. SMITH MAJOR GENERAL J. T. STANYER CBE. writes: — Brigadier John Smith, ' Big John' to so many in the Corps and elsewhere, died 20th January 1980 after a long, painful and courageous fight to overcome total kidney failure. He is mourned by hundreds in and outside the Corps, who will remember him for so many different reasons. For some, he was the friendly, ubiquitous and positive Commander of Chilwell Garrison in the years before his retirement in 1974. For others, he was the enthusiastic Scot who devoted so much energy and organising skill as President of the Beeston and District Pipe Band in spite of the insistent routine of his dyalisis machine. For sportsmen, he will be remembered as Secretary of the World Rowing Championships in 1975 at Nottingham, as a one-time active Chairman of BAOR cricket, BAOR hockey and a life President of the Army Cricket Umpires Association. At Headquarters BAOR in 1967 and 1968 he would be found on the cricket field in Summer or beside the red shale hockey pitch in Winter—he was tireless in his drive to encourage high quality sport which players and spectators could enjoy. Within the Corps, John was always in great demand to fill key appointments where experience, inner toughness and an ability to think clearly was needed. The list is impressive— Inspectorate of Establishments 1953—1957, Headquarters DOS as ADOS Ord 3 1961—1962, the first Director of Ordnance Services of the Malaysian Armed Forces 1962—1965, ADOS Plans Headquarters BAOR 1966—1969, DDOS Northern Com- * * LIEUTENANT COLONEL A. S. (BENNY) LYNCH READERS will be sad to hear of the death' of Lieutenant Colonel Benny Lynch on 22nd January. Benny, who joined the Corps as a Boy Soldier in 1928, only retired in September last year; a full report of his fifty one years of service appeared in the October 1979 issue of THE GAZETTE. He retired from active service in 1968 when he became an RO at the then Southern Command at Hounslow moving to Wilton in 1972—from where he finally retired. Our sincere condolences to his wife Marjorie and to the family on their great loss. * * * MAJOR E. JENNINGS LIEUTENANT COLONEL M. G. D. WILLIS writes: — Major Eddy Jennings epitomized many of the virtues for which the British Army is world renowned, totally dedicated to his profession, always cheerful, a stickler for discipline but always approachable and always concerned with the well being of his staff. His death was a sad loss and he will be remembered with affection by his many friends throughout the Army and in his Corps in which he served for thirty three years. Throughout his career he was a keen all round sportsman but his main interest was in smallbore rifle shooting in which he excelled. He was a member of the Army Squad and represented the RAOC on numerous occasions both as a shot and as Secretary of Corps Shooting. He achieved his main ambition in this sphere in 1973 at 17 BVD, when as team |
| Book number | R0403a |