RAOC Gazette - page 146
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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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CONTROL DIVISION ANOTHER highly successful fishing trip has been organised by Corporal Jock Foster; a boat was taken out from Burnham- on-Crouch. Most profitable catches included the one by Staff Sergeant Chas McDonald's son, Charlie. Most ill fisherman was Jock Foster himself, who had been entertained too well the night before, by old friends, who are now members of 7 Field Force Ordnance Company in Colchester. Entertainment was also the order of the day at the Tally- Ho when Corporal Jim Clarke held a leaving party there. On the sporting side, a DSM team won a 16 Battalion six-a- side hockey competition thanks to the mid-field leadership of W02 Geoff Malthouse, the goal-scoring of Sergeant Ivan Arathoon and the aggressive goal keeping of Captain Mike Murphy. Also supporting were Corporal Colin Guilfoyle and Lance Corporals Nigel Ings and Kevin Glasspool. A little flexible umpiring by Lance Corporal Geoff Miller also helped. Lance Corporal Miller has been selected for a Military Training Instruction Course at the end of March. Returning from his HGV 3 course is Sergeant Ivan McArthur. Leaving for Rhodesia to assist in the withdrawal of British troops are Sergeant Bob Taylor and Corporal Jock Paton, who will spend three weeks there. On detachment to Belize for six months will be Sergeant Dai Green, to take the acting rank of Staff Sergeant. Also, to hold acting rank on his posting to Northern Ireland will be W 2 Ron Cawley. Other postings out are Corporal Bob Revill, to Cyprus, Corporal Jock Foster to Canada, and Sergeant Taff Linton to BAOR. Postings in include Sergeant Brian Welkes and Corporal Colin Guilfoyle. Also welcomed back from hospital is Staff Sergeant Chas McDonald. Finally, hopes for a happy retirement to Mrs Anne Gormley, who has been working for the last twenty two years with RAOC at Donnington and Bicester. There has been a long association with the Corps by others in the Gormley family which we hope to feature soon. RSM Brace of C V H Q presents General Callan with a RAOC Sponsored Units T A tie on his farewell visit to Training Centre. and Major Harry Davey (Retd) move downstairs and Colonel Bob Allen (Retd), Major David Elliott (the CRLO) and Mrs Sheila Johnson, their busy clerk, move upstairs. The move was organised without a hitch by the Superintending Clerk WOl Archie Claydon! With the cross country running season coming to a close, Lance Corporal Colin Wimble has abandoned his printing machines in the Reprographic Centre to punish himself in the League. Major Keith Mentzel, the S02 AQ has successfully moved house and beats the body at lunch times while the rest of the Headquarters do their early morning session. W02 Paul Clithero and W02 Pete Stead are trying their luck at Aviemore, the former has been blessed with a posting to Kenya in April. Directorate of Supply Computer Services HAVE been unable, as yet, to find a more permanent scribe but avid readers in DSCS should watch out. My predecessor had at least established a number of ' local correspondents ' so material for publication is available. Lieutenant Colonel Hudson-Peacock was awarded ' Stringer of the Month' for last month's con- tribution and this month's award must go to Captain John Dunn for his ' story' about how he and Captain Hugh Mundy are planning a cycle trip from Lands End to John O'Groats. Ride on! We look forward to a full report later. From the same source I understand that W 2 John Collison is getting plenty of opportunity to pursue his hobby of repairing cars since teaching his wife to drive. He is becoming an expert on the ditches around Bicester. From further afield in Block 8, readers will be pleased to hear that Major Chris Wraight returned safely from his trip to BAOR with the Director. Mutterings were heard about having to pay duty and later still about more work. Major Dave Reid and Major Gary Miller, our two exchange officers, have managed to pack their wives off to the States by taking advantage of the indulgence scheme. Gary Miller is rapidly filling in a yellow form to follow them now realising just how easy it is, but assures us that it's not because he dislikes England. Visits to DSCS have been popular recently. We welcomed Chief-of-Staff Logistics, Major - General Robert Stavely who spent the day with us. A Defence Sales sponsored visit of six Malaysian officers' including their Chief Logistician Major General Datuk Hassan Bin Haji Mohd Saleh followed and during their visit the Representative Colonel Commandant Major General P. Minogue was able to present a Silver Jubilee Bowl to Lieutenant Colonel Mustapha Mansor, who received it on behalf of the Malaysian Ordnance Corps. The Second Permanent Under Secretary, Sir Arthur Hockaday was our most recent visitor, and was able to spend the day finding out exactly what DSCS does (at least one person now knows). One new arrival this month: Captain Graeme Paton from the Combat Supplies Battalion is a welcome addition to Am- munition Branch. Finally, readers wishing to trace the whereabouts of RAOC officers should look no further than-DSCS—we have forty eight of them! CENTRAL VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS WE are very pleased to report that Lieutenant Colonel Ray Dickey is making good progress after his operation. Come back soon, all is forgiven! We may have our faults, but to receive a letter from an- other military establishment addressed to ' Shower Unit RAOC, CVHQ RAOC' was a bit much! We welcome Corporal Mick Morea and family and hope their stay here will be a happy one. What ever, we are sure he will always remember his posting to CVHQ! Staff Sergeant Jeff King, our Chief Clerk, has been admitted to hospital, and all at CVHQ wish him a speedy recovery. His place has been taken on a temporary basis by Staff Sergeant Peter Smith to whom we bid welcome. Congratulations to Staff Sergeant Colin Mears and, of course, to his wife Carol, on the birth of a daughter. SCHOOL OF ORDNANCE THE Commandant decided to brighten a Monday morning. and all our lives, by giving a Regimental Breakfast. The quantity of champagne and claret consumed amply made up for the shortage of kippers. It was good to see Brigadier Ian Mac- donald, albeit without kilt, amongst the Commandant's guests and we are sorry that he had to depart before proceedings were completed. All are agreed that a Regimental Breakfast is the only civilised way to start a working week. Major Malcolm Bryant continues to keep in touch with sport by managing a very successful Army Cross Country team. RQMS John Bell is running, and playing in, the Training Centre Badminton team which competes in the Woking League. We have said farewell to Major Lance Brett and wish him well in his new post in Headquarters SEDIST. Alec Peters (formerly a Conductor in the Corps) is shortly leaving us after over eight years at the School in both a military and civilian capacity. Alec has found himself a job with the NATO Supply Agency in Luxembourg. Hissing Sid, in the guise of SI Log, has dominated Log Branch activities /discussions during the past week and, with his singing prowess, is considering making a record to compete with Keith Mitchell's ' Captain Beaky.' A number of our Grade 3 Officers have recently started paying obeisance to Captain Brian Mobley; need we add that Brian's next appointment is with AG9. Captain Peter Claughton recently captained the Corps Training Centre HEADQUARTERS THE Headquarters has played the game of musical chairs and the first floor has seen Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Wells (Retd) — 347 — |
| Book number | R0403a |