RAOC Gazette - page 164
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Colour | Yes |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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' M-M ' McKee on being selected for the Army Cyprus Basket- ball squad for the interservice competition which is to be played at the end of March. Welcome to Sergeants Irene Lydiate, Bill Roche, Dave Seddon and Helen Rhodes, Corporal Rick White and Lance Corporal Wendy Bowyer. British > Forces Hong Kong 1 w.«fM»«- g <e""" "I * HEADQUARTERS RC$yi»^q§ MANY members of the RAOC who have • ^ ^ | g S § | ! g g M | served with the Headquarters will have ^ ^ ^ T N ^ V ^ ^ ^ H known Mr Karl Satyaver who recently WtM^^K^WKm retired after thirty one years service with ^4>^ AQ and Q Quartering Branch. Karl was a i" ~~v member of the Indian Territorial Force L ~ """' ~" from 1938 to 1942, stationed at their Head- quarters in Bombay. During the Second World War he served with the RAF from 1943 to 1948 in many parts of the world including the Burma Campaign. He arrived in the Colony with his Unit in 1945 and on discharge joined this Head- quarters as a locally engaged civilian. The few people who could not avoid reading recent Army Routine Orders for Hong Kong were probably amused to find that the RAOC, in order to comply with the health and safety at work act, were to issue ' Formaldehyde ' a s an ' In Lieu ' item for chemical closets. The Senior Ordnance Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Fox, being a former holder of the Office of OC Ammunition Sub- Depot, is conducting his own investigation for the recent change in the title of that Unit (as published in the amend- ment to the Telephone Directory) to 'Ammunition-Sin-Depot.' The demise of the ' Puttee' is rumoured from RAOC sources in Hong Kong. At least we have it on file that several hundred of these need ' dying.' Composite Ordnance Depot Hong Kong WHAT lucky people are we in Hong Kong. Not only do we have our own New Year but we join in with the local people to celebrate Chinese New Year. To our regular readers we would wish you Kung Hei Fat Choi as we enter the year of the Monkey. The main depot is currently undergoing a completely new facelift. Chinese decorator's and bamboo canes are much in evidence everywhere, although recent pro- gress has been somewhat marred by extremely cold weather which is uncommon here in Hong Kong and quickly effects the work- ing function of the average Chinaman. Three members, Sergeant Steve Davis and Corporals Danny Kay and Willie Morton of ASD, are now outboard motor trained and more are nominated for future courses, we look forward to getting our own boat to carry out island patrols. The new Supply Depot has been completed. Corporal Fred Robbins has set up the compo packing line in the new depot and can be seen operating his rice deinfestation plant at all hours of the day and night. The photograph was taken to mark the retirement of Mr Tsang and Mr Young from the Supply Depot. They had clocked up a total of sixty two years service between them and will be sadly missed. Our new CO, Lieutenant Colonel E. G. Archer, presented them with their CBF Testimonials at a farewell luncheon. M r Tsang and M r Young retire from the Supply Depot. AQ and Q Quartering say farewell to M r thirty one years. Karl Satyarer after ' ACCOMMODATION SERVICES UNIT WE are happy to congratulate and to welcome Mr Leslie Tai and Mr Wong- Chi Chiu on appointment as Accom- modation Services Accountants. Both have been posted to the New Territories detachment. For Mr Tai this is a return to the ASU fold; he was formerly a storekeeper at the old Queensway Store. We also welcome Mr Fong Wing Chuen on promotion as Storekeeper from the Composite Ordnance Depot. Still fondly known as ' Sergeant Fong,' he was a member of the Hong Kong MSC in Blackdown Barracks. Congratulations go to Mr Lee Sham who has been trans- ferred to the Depot on promotion. Sadly we bid farewell to Mr Ho, for many years ASA in charge of the Accommodation Store in Kowloon. Mr Ho is retiring slightly prematurely to join his family in Italy where they are running a highly successful restaurant in Milan. Mr Har Chack Lam has been transferred from Sek Kong to take over the Kowloon hot seat. Mr Tao and Ricky Lee continue to do their bit on border duties with the Royal Hong Kong Police and ' The Volunteers.' M. P. Wong continues to try to get grass to grow on his lawn, and we hear that Mr S. L. Ip has become an interior decorator. Once more the Quartermaster Department bursts forth into print and any regular readers of our column will be pleased (or not) to hear that the CQMS (Staff Sergeant Pete Fellowes) has now received his posting. He thanks his friends at Wigston and is looking forward to driving his tax free car around Paderbom. Congratulations go to WOl Dave Hurren (REME), W02 Frank Lawrence, W02 Pete Coull, Staff Sergeant Geordie Adamson, Sergeant Brian Jones (REME) and Corporal Saxby on the award of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, to Corporal John Aldridge on being selected for the British Forces cricket tour of the Phillipines, and to Corporal Frank Weissgerber and Grace on their recent marriage and retirement to civilian life in Scotland. Our farewells go this month to WOl Ted Walker and family, Staff Sergeant Jimmy King and family, Staff Sergeant Walter Murray and family (The Ladies Bowling Team will certainly miss you Lynn), Corporal Bill Williams and family (ACC) and last but by no means least Corporal Dave Bee and family. We welcome to the exotic land of the Mystic East WOl Graham Budgen and family, Staff Sergeant Charlie Orr and family, Sergeant Tom Hart and family, Corporal Dave Redfern and family and Corporal John Crawford and his family—may your stay be enjoyable. 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| Book number | R0403a |