RAOC Gazette - page 121
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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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4rh Armoured Division Corps Troops HEADQUARTERS RAOC ORD and Emc Branches combined for a very successful staff party which was organised by WOl Al Sutton—though the highlight was the Sergeants Mess Christmas draw. Although WOs2 Tom Tait and George Strugnell were the only ones to win a prize or two everyone enjoyed themselves. The CRAOC and his family left us to go on Exercise Snowquccn and indulge in a spot of ski-ing. By all accounts he is a better gymnast than skier. Not to be outdone our intrepid cyclist, Major John Evans went skating the other day, unfortunately he was on his bicycle. Suffice to say that he found silting down most uncomfortable for a few days afterwards. Corporal Jock Paterson our Chief Clerk took himself off to Blackdown for an MTI course which he successfully completed. Our S02 Combat Supplies, Major Richard Jarman, has disappeared yet again to UK. This time to learn maths. His right hand man Staff Sergeant Jim Burnett has been heard to mutter something about getting Majors pay. We say a fond farewell to our typist Leslie Nuttal who has left us to go to Israel, and welcome in her place Miss Karen Bresloff. We also welcome back into the fold Lance Corporal Luke O'Neill in place of Private Tony Broadbcnt who has returned to the Ordnance Company prior to his departure for Belize. ORDNANCE COMPANY MANV readers who have served in Detmold and particularly in Elles Barracks will be interested to hear that after more than thirty years service with Army Units including more than twenty with the RAOC, Herr Kurt Kleinegecs has finally retired. We saw him off with a mountain of presents including a tankard inscribed " From the many friends you have made during your service with the RAOC." Understandably, he was very sad to be leaving us. Also on the move was our Second-in-Command, Captain Gunson who has now joined Headquarters 6th Field Force in Aldershot where he hopes to undertake a rest cure. He'll be lucky! Our photo shows him falling out for the last time. Also leaving us during this period was Lance Corporal O'Neill who is now in CRAOC's office at Herford where we wish him the very best of luck. HEADQUARTERS RAOC DESPITE rumours that may have been circulated to the con- trary, Headquarters RAOC Corps Troops is alive and well and as it is some time since this Unit featured on the pages of this esteemed publication, it is considered an appropriate time to catalogue its members. In the hot scat of CRAOC is Lieutenant Colonel Hcllis, who has recently arrived from Wilton, he is ably supported by two SOs2 who arc Majors Gibson and Grainger. Captain Wood is the Adjutant, shortly to depart for exotic pastures and service al LE(A). WOsI Trcbblc, Wilkinson and Brant, the latter although part of the Headquarters resides in Dortmund, (very wise some say), arc the Headquarters AOWOs. In the Technical Control Office we find W02 D'Souza (occasion- ally when his sporting activities permit). Staff Sergeant Bowkcr, congratulations on your recent promotion and Sergeant ' Pickford ' Muggleton. Chief Clerk is Staff Sergeant Mabbott, who has just been joined by Corporal Aisbitt, we wish him and his wife Karen a happy tour in Bielefeld. The most popular member of the staff is undoubtedly Sergeant Appleby RAPC, this however, is not an opinion shared by Bell Fruit; readers who know the aforementioned have two minutes to form a mental picture. Finally, although he endeavours to convince us all that his scat is as hot as CRAOCs, we find Lance Corporal Lavin; he joins the ranks of married men in May, obviously realising that you cannot go through life being happy. How- ever, we wish him and his Dutch bride Bea, every success for their future happiness. We say farewell to Corporal Potts to civilian life and Corporal Chalmers to 1 (BR) Corps Stores Company, and wish them both well. STORES PLATOON CORPS TROOPS WORKSHOP EVERYONE at the moment seems to be away on courses and leave etc. Private ' Muppct' Macgregor will certainly remember last November as this was the month he gave up being foot loose and honey free and married Miss Susan Brown from Bicester. Congratulations to both from all members of the Stores Platoon. Lance Corporal ' J o e ' Fielding also had cause to celebrate during this period when his wife Jane gave birth to a baby girl at BMH Rinteln, congratulations to all concerned. Courses during this period were many and varied, Corporal 'Alan ' Mayoh has been for a few weeks to Blackdown on a Military Training Instructors course. Lance Corporal ' Steve' Butcher also went to sunny Blackdown for his Bill Supply Clerks course and Lance Corporal ' J o e ' Fielding passed his RPCII course here at Mossbank Barracks. Congratulations to all of you on your excellent course results. STORES PLATOON 22 AD REGIMENT WORKSHOP ON the postings front we have lost three stalwarts in Corporal Steve Hall, Lance Corporal Skippy Newman and Private Geordie Purkins and we wish them well. We welcome.Private Heaton. He immediately went back to work on ammunition when the QM(T) needed him and Private Hockaday to backload rockets. Even the sub-zero temperatures did not dismay them as it has not dismayed our gallant storemen under Sergeant John Taylor, who have kept going in their ' refrigerator.' Sergeant Taylor has got the bowling tournament going (first darts and table tennis now bowling—what next?), and there is a rumour that Private Oggie Matthews has been tipped as favourite! The hot news at the moment is the three two win over 1 CTOC in the first leg of the DDOS cup. Q Kevin Ashworth proved he is blind without his glasses! Excellent work by Dave Roberts, Ron King, Jimmy Last ' Scouse' Wycherley and Dave Inman gave the ' older' lads breathing space and they might make it to the next leg. Read the next issue of THE GAZETTE to see how the second leg goes! Captain Gunson briskly on the move. Our new Garrison Commander, Brigadier Stibbon, visited us for the first time in January. The visit was concluded with the presentation of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Sergeant P. Mead. On the sports side things have been quiet due to holidays and bad weather but we did run a team in the BAOR Cross Country and despite the presence of the experts we did not come last. We are however wondering why the entry was so poor and suggest that a change of venue might overcome this in 1981. Finally, congratulations to Lance Corporal O'Neill on gaining his first stripe before leaving us and a big welcome to new arrivals Lance Corporal Hodby and Privates Clissold and White. — 326 STORES SECTION 617 TANK TRANSPORTER WORKSHOP ONE or two interesting events have taken place since our last write-up. We were visited by CRAOC, Corps Troops Lieutenant Colonel Hellis, who seemed quite interested in our unusual MSO set up. The visit was informal and this enabled us to discuss one or two problem areas with him. We also received the long anticipated order to " Crash Out." Twice a year, 7 Tank Transporter Regiment RCT, of which we are part and parcel, enters a two week stand-by period to deploy. At anytime during those two weeks we could be called upon to move. This time it happened on the very last |
| Book number | R0403a |