RAOC Gazette - page 160
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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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/ to Sergeant Skyrme in Kenya and no doubt we will not lose sight of Sergeant ' Jack' Frost who just moved down the road to 5th Field Force Ordnance Company. Welcome to Staff Sergeant Crouch. Sergeant Dean and Privates Breen and Cain. S7 SUPPLY DEPOT COMPUTERISATION is creeping in closer with each day— and we wonder how many of us will have been made redundant by next Christmas—or will we need to increase our establish- ment in order to understand computer jargon! M and RO have done their thing yet again; the fifty per cent strength that didn't get posting orders in the latter half of 1979 have now been blessed and are wondering if 87 was really so bad, or are they heading for rougher times. The OC, Major Johnson, Sergeants Graham MuIIarkey and Clive Hitchcock have all bought themselves a canine. Now it really does rain cats and dogs! The Gods were good to us by delaying the ARU till April —giving us more time to make excuses for not taking part in the Tickle Test. Alas! it is now about to catch up with us. We welcome Corporal Andy Anderson and his family and feel sure they will enjoy their stay at Munster. STORES PLATOON 15 FIELD WORKSHOP HELLO, goodbye and congratulations are the order of the day this month. We say goodbye and congratulations to Staff Sergeant Ron Ferguson and Private Paul Goody who have left us on promotion, and goodbye to our longest serving member Corporal Phil Moreton. To replace them we welcome Staff Sergeant Benny Gorbould, Corporal Joe Leatherbarrow and Private Paul Cartwright. Congratulations are also due to Geoff Wood on his promotion to Corporal, to Lance Corporal Steve Whittaker on passing his driving test and to Mick Berger. currently in Northern Ireland, on promotion to Sergeant. Everything comes to those who wait! Most of our time now is taken up with preparing for our Northern Ireland tour. Several lucky men have been chosen from a cast of thousands to join us for the trip, namely W02 Jim McCarrick, Corporal Alan Mayo and Private Chris Emmerton from Corps Troops Workshop: Sergeant Alan Carter, Corporal Mick Turner and Lance Corporals ' Bizz' RAOC Assurance Association 18 Chequers Square, Uxbridge, Middlesex Tel. (STD 0895) 53444 2 $ Discount — special scheme Motor Insurance. Available to all Corps members. Life Assurance — protection for your family or saving for the future. H o u s e Purchase — buying now or in the future. Which Building Society to choose and how much to save. Preferential Interest rates available to regular savers. — 361 Leslie, ' F r u b ' Joyce and Ian Sharpe from 5 Field Force Ord- nance Company. We welcome all of them and hope they enjoy their time with us. Our OC, Lieutenant Simon Hall, has recently returned from a Unit Messing Officers Course. He must have learned a lot as he gained a stone in his two weeks away. Lance Corporal Stan Preston, our resident dietician, will no doubt help him to shed a few pounds. Staff Sergeant Kevin Reardon continues to advance his refereeing career and hopes to be at the World Cup finals representing his new abode Brunei, which is his destination in May. Don't forget our complimentary tickets Kevin! Having read through so far I see there are only four platoon members not mentioned, namely our three drivers Corporal Tom Povey, Lance Corporal Steve Prowen and Private Paul Tonks and our SSS (Super Supply Specialist) Private ' Scooter' Foye. There you are lads, you weren't forgotten! 5 Field Force Ordnance Company IT is some time since you heard from us so, with the aid of various dictionaries and with a thesaurus at my side, I will attempt to bring you up to date. The most import- ant news is the arrival of the new OC, Major Peter Haden. After his arrival I finally discovered why certain people were feverishly taking music and sailing lessons when they heard who the new OC was going to be. Some of you may have guessed the answer, yes our new OC is an intrepid sailor and an accomplished organist. We welcome Major Haden and hope his tour as OC will be a happy one. We said farewell to Major and Mrs Norman-Bailey with the Senior Ranks dining them out at the Wild Park Hotel and the Unit saying farewell at a specially arranged disco in the Iron Bridge Tavem Club. The dinner was memorable because we also said farewell to W02 and Mrs Starrett and the OC, taking a leaf out of Eamonn Andrews book, did an impromptu " This is your life" on Paddy Starrett. Paddy is still trying to ex- plain away some of the facts revealed! Our CSM, Brian Scribbins, and his wife Dorothy were very proud parents when their son Gary signed his Attestation Papers in front of Major Norman-Bailey recently. A murmur of disapproval was heard from the CSM when it was learned that Gary joined the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers. Our football team ably managed and skippered by Sergeant Mick Higham and Corporal Jimmy James, are leading the Munster Garrison Minor Units League table. They hope to win the league as they have a couple of games in hand over their nearest rival. Our top goal scorer with six goals is Private Tam Queen. Mick Higham though will still not talk about the game played in Berlin against the Signals. The team lost ten to two, ' it was raining' the players claimed apparently only on their side of the pitch! Whispers are heard that the hockey team plays matches. On confronting Sergeant Ray Brooks with this information he pleaded to be given time in order to come up with results. Second Lieutenant Brant, our athletic and full of energy young officer, is valiantly trying to run the Cross Country and Orienteering Team. The team does occasionally come up with some results, so Mr Brant says he will persevere to the bitter end. Current runners are Corporal Peter Learmonth, Lance Corporal Martin Stevens, Privates Mel Ward, ' Spike * Best and Steve (Moaner) Duffield. Congratulations to Staff Sergeant John Beck on his sub- stantive promotion and to Lance Corporals Geordie Joyce, Phil Handley, Bob Phillips and Robbo Robertson on their pro- motions. Farewell to W02 Paddy Starrett, Corporals Stew Brooks, Clive Craister, John Pensom and Ben Gunn, Lance Corporals Mick (Shep) Shepherd, Steve Carter and Bill Rennie and Private Tam Queen. A welcome to W02 Ron Ferguson, Sergeants Ron Eden and Arthur Warburton, Corporals Max Towells, Graeme Orr and Dave Vann, Lance Corporals Phil Hussey and Martin Stevens, Privates Ray Simmons, 'Spike' Best, ' Wingnut' Noonan, Paddy Walsh and Gordon MacArthur. £ • |
| Book number | R0403a |