RAOC Gazette - page 124
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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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British Forces Hong Kong j ^ M g M i i m i THE fresh air of the Hong Kong winter | H | H K s & | | M 8 has helped to put back that lost feeling of • ^ ^ f i ^ . ! ! I C | m | vitality, usually the case at this time of the ^ ^ ^ p N & / - ^ ^ ^ B year, so just don't think we bask in the •BBr.'^^&'ilHH sun all the year round, it's woolly pulley • '•.*-»> order. l_~ ^~~ "' Indeed one cold dark and windy January *""" " "" night saw our two intrepid chairborne warriors from G Operations; Sergeant George Garrow and Corporal Tony Dandy, ably assisting (?) the Royal Green Jackets on an Anti Illegal Immigrant Border Patrol. They were part of a five man patrol provided by Headquarters British Forces. Their resolution paid off at 0440-hrs when three illegal immigrants were captured. Lance Corporal Steve Crowhurst of the Joint Secretariat hits the limelight again and not just because of his severe curtail- ment of ration consumption or his posting to SHAPE with promotion! Lance Corporal Crowhurst was presented with a Chinese pennant by the Superintendent of the Kai Chi Child Centre and Social Welfare Department as a token of thanks for his organisation and running of a Christmas party for forty handicapped children from the Aberdeen area. Also attending the party were thirty five children from the Victoria Barracks Youth Club. The Hong Kong Marathon was held at Sek Kong in the New Territories in January with over two hundred and fifty participants. Athletes from Singapore, Thailand and as far afield as the USA and France assembled for the twenty six mile course. Representing the Corps from the Headquarters was Sergeant Dave O'Neill, attempting his first marathon. The race started at the RAF airfield in Sek Kong and, after a distance of eighteen miles, Sergeant O'Neill was in thirtieth place. However, with considerable effort and determination he finished the race to gain sixth place in a time of two hours forty eight minutes (last six miles in under six minutes a mile). Congratulations and well done! Congratulations to W02 Clive (Vehicles) Paton of Ord- nance Branch on his recent promotion, no doubt we will be seeing an increase in wheeling and dealing or should it be clinking and drinking! A short mention for W02 Kevin Hartley of AQ Branch manning the helm with only a depleted crew of two, (young and attractive ladies we might add) Carina and Maureen. We always said he was a good office manager. ACCOMMODATION SERVICES UNIT HONG KONG WE are happy to welcome our new CASO Fred Shenton and his wife Iris to the fold, on transfer from ASU Winchester. We hope they will thoroughly enjoy their stay in Hong Kong. Other new arrivals to the Unit have been Mr Wan, as ASA in the New Territories, Mr Moses Chan to the ASU office to replace Mrs Christina Chan on transfer to BMH Hong Kong, Mr Tsai as Storekeeper in the Queens Lines family shop and Mr Lam as Storekeeper in the Stanley exchange team. Our congratulations are offered to Mr Albert Nip on his promotion and posting to the Composite Ordnance Depot, and to Mr Tang Wong Shing, our carpenter at Osborn Barracks, on being awarded the Commander's testimonial on the occasion of the New Year Honours List, Hong Kong style. Best wishes for a long and happy retirement are offered to Mr Donald Wong, Unit ASA New Territories. With regret we have to report the death of Mr Wong Wong Chi, only a few short weeks after his retirement from his store- keeping duties at Stanley Fort. Our sympathy and condolences are offered to his widow and family. On a happier note we announce the arrival of a brother for Bonnie Chan, and our congratulations go to Sandie and Edmond on this new addition to their family. Composite Ordnance Depot Hong Kong THE Depots gladiators have again been on overseas tours; W02 Frank Lawrence and Corporal Ron Audrain being selected for the Combined Services rugby team playing in Fiji. Un- fortunately Frank only played one game as he fractured his back, but he was able to travel back to Hong Kong for Christmas. He is now recovering slowly doing physio exercises twice daily. Captain Mick Priestley, WOl Graham Thomas and WOl Dave Hurren (REME) went on tour to the Phillipines with Combined Services golf and W02 Mick Eden and Staff Sergeant Paddy Teegan with Combined Services golf in Thailand. Corporal Tom Looney had a splendid tour with the Tigers rugby club to Singapore—' Oh to be a sportsman.' Well done lads—and we get the work done! Talking of work we have just had the vehicle bi-annual in- spection conducted by Lieutenant Colonel Underhill of Head- quarters CVD Ashchurch, who appeared to be pleased with the manner in which the Vehicle Group conducts its technical duties in Hong Kong. Many thanks to him for his assistance in technical matters during his visit. Since the Quartermasters contribution to the last notes for THE GAZETTE the CQMS has been on and returned from leave scheme in Thailand, and is now torn between saving for a car on his RHE or saving for another holiday (decisions, decisions). The Quartermaster Major Monty Wood has fixed up a holiday in Australia under the guise of an exercise, and by the time these notes are published will be sightseeing (he calls recce) and fishing (he calls it working hard) near Brisbane. STOP PRESS. The CQMS, Staff Sergeant Pete Fellowes. has had his replacement nominated so there is at least one smiling face in Deepcut this winter. Our congratulations are extended to Corporal Tony and Kim Munn on the birth of their second daughter Lisa Karen and to Siu King, wife of Private K. C. Wong on the birth of their son. To Sergeant Steve Davis who has taken the plunge and tied the knot with Miss Valerie Dalwood, we hope that you both will be very happy in your marriage, and finally to Corporal So on his promotion and achieving a very good pass result on his recent course in the UK. Also to Major Chris Ahearne on being awarded the MBE. Headquarters Gurkha Field Force WHEN I arrived in the Gurkha Field Force almost two years ago, I remember com- plaining that no mention was ever made in the Corps GAZETTE of our Headquarters. I was therefore invited to write something, this I did and ever since, except for once or twice, I have been the writer. Mention to anyone or suggest that someone else might like to write a few words and immediately they become too busy! Well I am also busy but like the true dedicated Corps member and remembering my ' confy' I have found the time yet again to write these few words. Quite a lot has happened in the Headquarters since last I wrote and I will try to mention it all. Highlight of the month must be Captain Ron Gray's ' official' trip to Fiji to play rugby for the British Forces rugby side. The Fijian sides won both matches played but from all accounts everyone had a good time. On the military side, Corporal Kevin Mills went on his RPC1 and passed, finishing top of his course. He has since been taking us a stage further in everything conceivable and we hope that in time his new Khaki brain will return to normal. Lance Corporal Tony Redfern is at present recovering from broken ribs sustained in a game of non-contact basket- ball. He will probably stick to tiddlywinks or such difficult games in future. . Some members of the Headquarters are now in strict train- ing for the Khud Race up Nameless mountain and led by Staff Sergeant Dave Beadsworth hope to do well. A full report and the results will follow in the next GAZETTE notes. Staff Sergeant Ritchie Warner, our Force AT who went to Korea on a rugby tour, visited Brunei recently on an official trip, and managed to visit Sabah with a Brunei side to play rugby at the same time. He is now away to Singapore and Penang on his leave scheme. We are hoping that when he returns he will remain here long enough for us to get to know him. This month we say farewell to Sergeant Pete (The Win) Winstanley and Corporal Ross Hale both posted to BAOR, and we welcome Corporals Tony Mackey and Ian Johnson. British Forces Belize BELIZE formerly British Honduras is situated on the eastern Caribbean side of the Isthmus of Central America and is bordered by Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the west and south. The country is approximately three hundred miles long by one hundred and twenty miles wide and is blessed with a tropical climate under which mangrove swamps, scrub land and jungle flourish. There are many opportunities for the more adventurous types, including island survival courses, canoeing, sailing and sub-aqua diving. These events are usually organised by an Army Adventure Training Centre and take place on the numerous Cayes (tropical islands) that abound the Caribbean coast inside the second largest barrier reef in the world. — 329 — |
| Book number | R0403a |