RAOC Gazette - page 205
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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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mental competition in which twenty teams took part. The team was Staff Sergeants Pat Peters and Paddy Fitzpatrick, Corporals Pete Archer and Brian Aitchiso'n (the current Platoon Cham- pion) and Lance Corporal Dave Germain. Private Price plays football for the Workshop, and Lance Corporal Hutchinson plays for both the Workshop and the Regimental teams. Corporal McConnell plays hockey for the Workshop and occasionally the Regiment. We have also been represented in the Workshop ski-ing team, which came second in the REME ski meeting (Minor Units) Slalom and Giant Slalom, by Corporal Mick Grcenhalgh. Lance Corporal Dave Germain is in the Workshop shooting team, which won the intcr-Battcry competition, and on the recent Marche du Valle de Marnc. Corporal Noel Elstub and Lance Corporal ' Budgie' Bamford were members of the Work- shop team. Corporal Graham Harvey has decided that a Policeman's life would be too much like hard work, and has withdrawn his notice of termination. We have managed to get Private Mick Daly through his driving test, but not yet, unfortunately, his BFT. Staff Sergeant Sid Raybonc, our intrepid sailor, is trying to fit in a fortnights sailing for members of the Platoon between this years exercise commitments. When we next sec our illustrious leader, Captain W. Brewer, who is at present on a course in UK, he will have entered the state of Holy Acrimony (Not a typing error). Con- gratulations, and the best of luck from all of us. Finally, we say farewell to a popular member of the Platoon, Corporal Pete Archer, who is posted to Cyprus on promotion, and extend a warm welcome to our new Stores Platoon Warrant Officer, W02 D. Cook. STORES SECTION 50 MISSILE REGIMENT WORKSHOP ITS quite a while since we graced the pages of Tun GAZETTE and since then we've had a few new faces arrive, so I better start off by giving you a run down of the Section. First and foremost is the new IC Stores Section WOl F. Griffin, we all hope that he and his wife Marie enjoy their stay here in Menden. Next comes Staff Sergeant Dardis on the supply clerk side, at the moment he is living in Mess (which he isn't too happy about), but when his wife arrives we hope they also enjoy their stay with us. We've also heard rumours that Staff Sergeant Dardis has two sons who are budding footballers, so that will be two new additions to the Menden Wanderers. • Also on the supply clerk side we have Corporal Bob Sherwood and Lance Corporal Keith Helsby soon to depart to Canada as part of the undermanning process and last but not least Private Kev Sangster who joined us from Apprentice College. Now we move to the workers (that's what they tell us) the Supply Specialists. IC is Sergeant Doughton, nicknamed the ' Green Maggot' for the amount of time he spent in his sleeping bag on exercise. Next Corporal Barrie Jones who's bobbing around on crutches at the moment. He broke a bone in his foot while playing a practice match for volleyball. Private Norman Levett is soon to leave us for 49 RP Company on promotion, so congratulations Norman and we hope both you and your wife Val enjoy your posting. Last but not least in the Stores Section the guys who keep the place mobile, the drivers. Everybody else in RAOC has been given new trade names, how about the drivers being known as Conveyor Specialists. There are two of us in this section, Lance Corporal Gordon Heeps and Private Dave Hothersall who has just joined us from Bracht, hope you enjoy your stay here Dave. STORES SECTION 5 HEAVY REGIMENT WORKSHOP OUR congratulations to Lance Corporal and Mrs Jim Cureton on the birth of their son, James Aaron. This addition to his family will undoubtedly restrict Lance Corporal Cureton's movements in the world of judo where he recently won the BAOR bantamweight championships to retain the title for the second consecutive year. We have had our share of ' hierarchy' visits in the past few months. Lieutenant Colonel Hellis, CRAOC Corps Troops, made no adverse comments so we assume that he was reason- ably pleased with the Unit. CREME Corps Croops, Lieu- tenant Colonel Quirke paid us a call followed by a ' social' visit from Brigadier Ballard, DEME BAOR. It is rumoured that, during the course of the latter visit, Sergeant Lancaster created some form of record by saying ' Sir' at least thirty eight times in two minutes—takes some beating! — 396 Lance Corporal ' Scousc' Rothwell joined us from 3 BAD only to be (old that he is off to Northern Ireland in (he near future with the Regiment. Most of his comments arc-generally unprintable! Nevertheless, we welcome him to the fold. Private Bolton is struggling hard to become a super Supply Clerk and he is progressing favourably. His counter- parts on the Supply Specialist side in the form of Corporal Bob Boncham and Lance Corporal Jim Cureton have now banned him from the storehouse. One wonders why? For some unknown reason Sergeant Lord has become greatly enamoured with physical training and jogging. Some say it is because he passed his BFT first time without even trying. He has now threatened the entire Stores Section with physical jerks every morning. Seems like a nice guy! Corporal Charlie Hughes is proud of his brand new Chrysler Horizon and spends every spare minute admiring it. NAAFI sales of car wax have increased substantially recently!! It seems that the boss, WOl McCann, is not too happy about having this sparkling new Chrysler parked in. the vicinity of his ancient Mercedes—reallocation of car park- ing spaces is in the wind! CORPS STORES COMPANY IT was very pleasing that the Unit had a one hundred per cent response to the Corps Band Appeal. Yet again proving to us ' Old Sweats' that ' Esprit De Corps' lives on in our young soldiers. It has been a fairly busy month for training. Our more recent arrivals were introduced to the art of hooking up stores to a ' Wesscx' helicopter. It made a change for our new Technical Officer, Captain Hutchinson, (who is an ex-pilot) to be on the other end of the rope. The highlight of the month was ' Spring Venture.' This was a short Unit exercise to practice convoy drills, moving into location, camouflage and other soldierly skills. The Second-in-Command Captain Dohcrty (code name Cap- tain Beaky) surprised us all with his training aids. He arranged for snow on day one and a drop in temperature to minus eight degrees centigrade for the first night. It was so cold that Lance Corporal ' G i n g e r ' Shorey's dish cloth froze in use. The second night gave everyone the chance to play out their ' John Wayne ' fantasies. Second Lieutenant Turner and Sergeant Salway led their respective patrols in a spirited attack on two enemy positions. On the sporting scene the hockey team march on to the BAOR Minor Units final. The progress and the eventual result will be a subject for next months sports page. We say farewell to Staff Sergeants Donnery (Donnington), Mallon (BATUS), Corporal Foster (16 Tank Transport Work- shop), Lance Corporals Laydon (1 Bt Platoon), McMullan (Com- mando Logistic Regiment), Privates Grant (Depot), and Combes (38 Engineer Regiment). We wish them and their families our best wishes for the future. We welcome Staff Sergeant Cook, Lance Corporal Marshall, Privates Alby, Ferguson, Kccnan and Shanks. • New additions via the stork. Our congratulations to Lance Corporal and Mrs Young, a son Mark Anthony, to Private and Mrs Greenwood, a son Michael Robert and to Private and Mrs Webster a daughter Kerry Marie. RAOC in Berlin A HEAVY fall of snow has now dissipated with the advent of some fine sunny weather. The Goddess of Victory atop the Siegessaule, the charioteers on the Brandenburg Gate and Queen Charlotte on her monument in the precincts of the Charlotten- burg Palace almost smile at the prospect of a bright spring. The sun has brought out our straight hitting shooting team whose target is to win some of the matches at the RAOC BAOR meeting. Led by the non-shooting Captain, Ken Murchison, the team consists of Captain Paul Carter, WOsl Pete Neale and Les Cheetham, W02 Fred Leversidge, Staff Sergeant John Edwards and Lance Corporal Bob Nairn. Do bring us something back from Dulmen, even if it is merely a brace of pheasants! On EPC Courses at 46 AEC are Sergeants Jim O'Bryan, Tom Lynch, Dixie Hale and Pat Powell. They have been joined by Corporal Pete King who has forsaken the ovens of the Supply Depot for the desk of the Education Centre. More names, more courses. Very creditable Grade l's were obtained by Major Alan Clouter and Major Ian Ross on their recent basic German course. Our men of carpets and meat, Major Brian Page and W02 John Bishop achieved Grades II and III respectively. |
| Book number | R0403a |