RAOC Gazette - page 186
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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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tatton 3S£to£ Directorate of Supply Management HEADQUARTERS S MAN 1. Len Bullock having been with S Man la since shortly after it was formed in 1977 has decided to retire after completing forty one years service for the Crown. Len served in the RAF until 1972, seeing service as aircrew during the Second World War, followed by specialisation in the handling and disposal of explosives and fuels in the RAF Supply Branch. He was promoted to Squadron Leader in 1962, serving in many Units throughout the world, the majority of which he managed to close down. LE(A) Andover must feel lucky that it is the first Unit that has not closed down whilst he has been serving in it After a short break in 1972 he joined the Civil Service as a clerk working for RAF Support Command until RAF Andover closed in 1977. He joined LE(A) in November 1977. Len has become well known in many branches and divisions of DSM(A) as well as MOD Army and PE Branches in London. He will be missed by all who have worked with him but he leaves with the knowledge that we all wish him a happy retirement hoping that his recent years of ill health do not im- pede his carrying out an impressive home improvement and gardening plan. We keep reminding him of the story of the old bull and the young bull! CONTROL DIVISION LANCE CORPORAL GEOFF MILLER who belongs to Pro- vision Section, IF, has been presented with a baby girl. Also from this section, Sergeant Brian Wilkes has now swapped his car for a motor cycle complete with the usual apparel. However, his protective clothing was to no avail. On his first day on the machine he appeared looking like the proverbial drowned r a t Still appearing in the Unit hockey team are W02 Geoff Malthouse and Sergeant Ivan Arathoon. The team is placed one point behind the leaders in the South East District League and is due to go to Blackdown for the Bari Clip. The Division continued with its interdepartmental games, the present ones being netball. Both Military and Civilian personnel participated in the sport, the eventual winners being a joint Provision Branch /Direct Procurement Group team beat- ing Administration Group in the final. Non-appearance in the games at present is Captain Mike Murphy who is away on various courses. Corporal Dave Maxwell is on a resettlement course and Corporal Dave Brown and Lance Corporal Nigel Ings are due to take their EPC course examinations. Sergeant Dave Gartside is also away on his provision course. Back with us from Rhodesia are Sergeant Bob Taylor and Lance Corporal Cliff Paton. Due to return from Kentucky, USA in April is Sergeant Dave Ledwidge. Postings in include Captain John Kitwood from Ord- nance Depot Antwerp and postings out Sergeants Ivan Arathoon and Ivan McArthur to BAOR and Lance Corporal Paul Meade to AFCENT. The Training Centre Cross Country T e a m . (See also page 372.) Staff Sergeant Andy Thomson is talking about cricket al- ready. Corporal Little the Post NCO is looking forward to a tour with UN in Cyprus—with family. W02 Paul Clithcro of TSAB goes to Kenya after Easter on promotion. So they have something to look forward to! SCHOOL OF ORDNANCE THIS month saw the departure of Colonel Ossie Logan on retire- ment after thirty three years service, the last four of which have been as Commandant of the School. Some sixty specially invited guests dined him out in the School Mess and witnessed a type of • This is your life ' per- formance. Appearances in this were made by, amongst others, Major General Mike Callan, Colonel John Liveing and Colonel George Crooks. Lieutenant Colonel Colin Rogers rounded off with an excellent after-dinner speech which earned more ap- plause than G. Hoffnung at the Oxford Union. Training Centre HEADQUARTERS THE Corps photographer, Staff Sergeant Eddie Christie who is located in Didcot but controlled by this Headquarters, has been very popular with his cameras and many of the pictures in THE GAZETTE for Southern England Units have been taken by him. He even went to Aviemore for the Corps Ski Championships. Sergeant Pete Mollison of Reprographic Centre has been instructing ski-ing and put his experience to the test with an excellent second place in the Corps giant slalom. Sergeant Richard Lawrence has taken some . well earned leave, but he says it is work at home, studying for a qualification at the Technical College. Lieutenant Colonel Rogers says farewell to Colonel Logan at the School of Ordnance before he drove off in a golf c a r t — somewhat up staged by the contents! |
| Book number | R0403a |