RAOC Gazette - page 115
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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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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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Unit. The children, who thought that Santa Claus had long departed for the North Pole, were delighted with this facility which was previously lacking in their hobby activities. Congratulations to Corporal and Mrs Molloy on the birth of a baby daughter, Danielle. Wc say farewell to Major Evans, WOs2 Ryan and Wcstcott, Sergeants Pcarcc and McDonald and Corporal Bertram. Welcome to newcomers Staff Sergeants Smith and Horton. and also passing his Bl Course. Busy little lad this! It's not quite the same as having a baby of course. Also con- gratulations to Corporal Robinson on promotion to A/Sergeant and Sergeant Groves on being made substantive. We say farewell to: WOl and Mrs Jim Wood who leave us for the planning world at Vicrscn; Staff Sergeant and Mrs Bill Robinson, who leave us on promotion to go to Padcr- born; and to Private Howard to civvy street, (must have decided to work for a living). Wc welcome Sergeant (Biggies) Pcacocke and family. Private Jones (501), Private Jones (805) and Private Bennett. In the January notes wc congratulated Private Ellison on being provisionally selected for promotion. This in fact was incorrect. For Ellison read Elliott. He's the Gcordic who is always moaning that he never gets his name in Tur; GA/.FITTI:. FVD Recklinghausen A t the Fanny Zahn Hcim Presentation — Colonel Edwards, M a t r o n — F r a u Doris Hoeft, Lieutenant Colonel Recs, Marianne Rcinarti and RSM Drew, as well as some of the children trying out a plane on one of the work-benches. W u l f e n Station WITHIN the Station the ' normal' life goes on and on and on. The Wives Club held their RAGM and bun fight in January; a meal beautifully prepared in the Junior Restaurant by Sergeant Inge. Mr Harkins the Sergeants Mess Caterer buckled too and ran the bar for the wives. What would women do without men! The Station welcomes into the fold Mr and Mrs Geoff Home; Geoff is the new Deputy Headmaster at our School. The Station Youth Club flourishes as strongly as ever still running discos, going skating, watching films. Mr Fletcher is getting his feet under the table, so to speak, as the Youth Club supervisor in conjunction with Staff Sergeant Veazey. Unfortunately in the near future they may have to move their palatial premises but we hope into a new Community Centre. We say a sad farewell to Mrs Crawley who for so long has looked after the Station Kindergarten. The kiddies will miss her as we all will especially the makers of Gingerbread men biscuits. 154 FORWARD AMMUNITION DEPOT ITS started! The ARU is on the 18th March and everyone is feverishly preparing their notes, programmes etc. A Hash run is the order for non-sportsmen on Wednesday afternoons, with BFT Training on Tuesdays and Fridays. Great. This must be the X Factor everybody keeps talking about. For those of you who know the Depot, it can be quite hair- raising running around the Depot at half past seven in the morning without glasses on! It's dark enough. (It's not as though I am going to bump into anybody anyway!) Lance Corporal Forrest, our intrepid second-in-command of the MHE Section, decided to take one of his section on an Eager Beaver familiarisation around the Depot circuit. Lance Corporal Forrest was in the lead but not for long. This nasty lad called Jack Frost decided to place in his way a patch of black ice and after the black ice came a tree. The tree won. Luckily enough Lance Corporal Forrest suffered no injuries, apart from his pride. Congratulations to Lance Corporal and Mrs Betmead on the birth of Carl, four days before Christmas. We also con- gratulate Lance Corporal Forrest and Private Thomas on passing their military driving test and Lance Corporal Morris on achieving an A grade on the Supply Specialist (GM) Course AS wc stride forth into 1980 with our thoughts of " it's bound to be easier than 1979" we arc immediately hit with a spate of Pre-ARU Inspections, with Regimental and Physical Training also taking their toll of our adrenalin. Private Jennings has sncakily taken leave in the UK and left the Chief Clerk with all kinds of problems, like where did he hide the coffee makings etc. On the 12th and 13th January wc had as our guests a six-a- side ' oldies' football team, representing Leeds United in the Recklinghausen six-a-side Indoor Competition. The team in- cluded the two reputable taffies, John and Mel Charles. Not to be outdone the Unit entered a team in a six-a-sidc soccer com- petition held at Kcmptcn, Bavaria in which wc came a magni- ficent third, although there were cries of " Wc deserved to win!" Wc welcome to the Unit our new Technical Officer, Captain Graham, giving up his cushy number at the ' Big House' to join us down here at the sharp end. On the administration side, regrettably, a Part 2 Workshop Services has been submitted for the posting of the Administra- tion Officer, Captain Crawley to Donnington. Wc also welcome to the Unit, Sergeant Murphy, Corporal Bonsu, Lance Corporals Wells and Harvey also Privates Hamblin and Taylor, wc say farewell to Private Ellis. — 322 — WALTER BAR LTD Printers of the Royal Army Ordnanci Corps Gazette 162 WESTMINSTER B R I D G E ROAD LONDON SE1 7RR 01-928 6840 198 D R A K E F E L L R O A D , B R O C K L E Y , SE4 01-639 5237 |
| Book number | R0403a |