RAOC Gazette - page 106
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
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As the Unit approaches its third birthday, we are going through a period of change saying goodbye to the old Brigade and welcoming the new boys. Farewell to: W 2 Roger Evans, Staff Sergeant Arnie George, Corporal Taff Rees, Lance Corporal Fatty Brothwell, Privates Benny Goodman, Jock Kyle, Nobber Hutton, Stew Ritchie, Paul Carnell (now wearing the Green in Plymouth). Welcomes: too many to mention but the Administration Officer will get their names as they fall off the log! Congratulations to: Sergeant and Mrs Jim Brady on the birth of a son (David), Private and Mrs Ricky Vernon on the birth of a daughter (Claire Marie). Hurray for Captain Tug Wilson, our Administration Officer, who has at last been given the nod that he is on his way back to Commando Forces. Is he going to take the logs with him?! RAOC in Scotland SATO HEBRIDES "WILL Sergeant Bill Pullen be allowed back on the mainland without under- going six months quarantine?" This question, raised by members of opposing football teams, is one that will remain unanswered after this latest report from the Outer Isles. The Range is steadily recovering from the latest hurricane, which struck over the Christmas period, and the SAT (W02 Dave Moor) is hastily re-writing his previous statement that our new portacabin would not need to be roped down. Its latest reported position is Grid 757428, heading East We are yet again deeply involved in the Inter Department Sports competition, the high point of which must be the crush- ing defeat of the WRAC at basketball (one or two of our number becoming visibly excited on discovering that the referee was rather lax on the body contact rule). The sport along with a Regimental training month and the annual audit board is making it difficult to fit in our routine tasks, but the malicious rumour that SATO stands for ' Seldom At The Office ' would be fervently denied by Major Jeff Gordon if anyone knew where to contact him. Corporal Dave Stewart, at present away on the AT Up- grading course, wandered around for weeks muttering some- thing about Sainsburys Off-licence after being told that our Supply Specialist, Corporal Alan Douglas, has been posted to where sherry comes from. We hope that the School of Am- munition sends him back ' better.' Congratulations to Alan and Mary Douglas on the birth of their son Andrew. The Unit debate as to his nationality has so far come up with British/English/Irish/Scottish. Also to Sergeant Andy Hawkins, who scooped the television video recorder in the Mess Christmas Draw. It is hoped that next year he will buy a full book of tickets instead of splitting one. Finally, we are about to say farewell to Sergeant Keith Burton and his wife Wendy, who along with ' F r a u ' the dog and ' Gus' the cat are moving to DLSA where we hope that they will enjoy themselves. The office will not be the same without his flatulent rendition of Rule Britannia—Didcot beware. ' " SLAINTE MHATA." North East District HEADQUARTERS WITH the festive junketing now behind us we return somewhat jaded to face the challenge of 1980, however, readers will no doubt be reassured by the impressive progress of our re-equipping programme; the photograph shows our latest acquisi- tion—in the weapons field, a Vickers Machine Gun—manned by Major Arthur Oliver (Retd) with the GOC and CRAOC both looking justly proud of our achievement Indeed the Retired Officers are a powerful body in the Headquarters held in high esteem by the natives and what better illustration of this than a letter recently received from Durham — an even more Northerly Outpost — addressed: " General Officer Commanding A. J. Oliver R 3 , Headquarters North East District." OSU CATTERICK OUR congratulations to Mr Harold ('Deafy') Atkinson who was presented with the Imperial Service Medal by Brigadier _ Guarding the North East Frontier. Allen Yeoman at the PUE Section Scorton. Mr Atkinson joined the then Command Ordnance Depot Catterick in 1939 and retired from the PUE Section Scorton in 1979. Our two lucky butchers in the Supply Section Catterick clearly have friends in Manning and Records Office; Staff Sergeant Les Mitchel who we congratulate on his fairly recent promotion is off to Nepal whilst his assistant Corporal Dave Wilson is going to Belize. Could it be that the odd cut of prime beef has been slipped to Wigston to bring about these exotic postings? We hear that Sergeant ' Scobie' Kirtley is being kept very busy in providing the Ordnance backing to the Central Servicing and Inspection Unit Catterick. When not on duty he can be seen huddled on the banks of various rivers in North York- shire. He is to be congratulated on the award of the Army Angling Association Badge for the third successive year for representing the Army in the Inter-Service Angling Match. Well done. STORES SECTION 1 RHA A WORD or two about our newest Unit, the Stores Section 1 RHA based at Topcliffe where it began to assemble on 1st October to be thrown immediately into two weeks of hectic preparation—then up sticks and off to BAOR on exercise in support of the Regiment. Our worthies returned a month later tired but hopeful that PSA might have completed the conversion of an ex-RAF hangar into the new office and storage accommodation. They had to be disappointed of course, but work is progressing! The team—in charge, WOl Keen supported by Staff Sergeant Lever, Corporals McLernan, Shorkey, and Morton with Privates Jones, Devaney and Gaundry. We regret to report that Private Devaney is in hospital following a car accident and we hope to see him back on the road soon. South W e s t District LIKE all other District Headquarters we suffer the usual turbulence of staff. The Chief Clerk ' G,' W02 Walt Evans, departs for Germany and takes his wife (one of the Headquarters super typists) with him. We wish Walt and Anita a very happy tour in BAOR. His replacement, W02 Pete Simmons, has recently returned from Nepal and we welcome him to the Headquarters. Our intrepid Corps Ski Secretary, Major Reg Frisby, is polishing his skis in readiness for Exercise Snow Plough in Scotland during March. Our resident Scarlet Pimpernel, Conductor Wally Hampton, has returned from an Officers Induction Course at Blackdown and, subject to the Medical Board confirming that he is in possession 315 — |
| Book number | R0403a |