RAOC Gazette - page 6
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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 | 1983 |
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| Colour | Yes |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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By the time you read this they will have completed that walk from London to Liverpool but we hope to have a report for a later edition of THE GAZETTE. Nevertheless, should you wish to help the NSPCC please forward your donation to: WOl F. Morton RAOC, DSM(A), LE(A) Andover or W02 J. Brookes BEM RAOC. School of Ammunition, Kineton (cheques made payable to ' NSPCC'). All monies raised will be used to assist in bringing help and security back into the lives of the many thousands of children who are ill-treated annually. FIREMANS HOLIDAY LEICESTER Fire Service Rugby Club recently visited Paderborn as guests of 5 Ordnance Battalion. The visit qame about because Tim, the son of Lieutenant Colonel Bert Flear, joined the Leicester Fire Brigade while his father was serving with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps Man- ning and Records Office at Glen Parva Barracks Leicester. He then became a member of the Fire Service Rugby Team. When they wanted to find a host for a European tour they turned to Lieutenant Colonel Flear who was serving in Germany. A quick telephone call to Major Dick Oldham, the Rugby Officer of 5 Ordnance Battalion, also from Leicester, completed the Leicester connection and the tour was on. change the timings for various reasons and two reunion lunches were held at the Victory Club. This year the venue was changed and it was generally acclaimed by all present that future lunches should be held at the Surrey Banqueting Suite. An excellent meal was served in very pleasant surroundings with separate bar area. The provisional date for the next Reunion is 7th April 1984 and details are normally circulated to those on the mailing list during December. The Committee would like to extend the mailing list to include any other interested ex-Middle Easters (RAOC and REME). Name, address, telephone number and brief details of Units served with in the MEF should be sent to the Secretary: Charles L. Baxter, 129 Benhill Road. London SE5 7LZ. END OF AN ERA THE CO of 3 Ordnance Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel David Harris, recently bid a sad farewell to his Austin 1800 staff car, one of the last two still in service with the Army worldwide. The car, which has been cast due to over age and obsolescence, has we believe, been ' CRAOCs ' car for the whole of its service with the Army. We wonder how many previous CRAOCs, and their drivers, remember happy journeys in this particular faithful old car. Our photograph shows a Cerman fireman demonstrating a rescue from a crashed car using hydraulic cutters. He is watched by Paderborn, Leicester and Army Fire Service personnel. The local Army Fire Service representative, Mr Barry Hall, was soon able to arrange a visit to the local German Fire Station at Paderborn. The Leicester firemen were shown all the German Brigade's equipment including their crashed vehicle rescue kit. The mutual interest and professional expertise of the two Brigades bridged the language barrier making the visit most successful. In four short days Leicester Fire Brigade RFC travelled twelve hundred miles by coach, visited the Paderborn Fire Brigade and topped off the tour by winning both rugby matches. Even in defeat, 5 Ordnance Battalion Rugby Club had to admit that the firemen were the most cheerful and friendly side they had hosted and were excellent ambassadors for Leicester. THE RAOC MIDDLE EASTERS THE Annual Reunion Luncheon of the RAOC Middle Easters Association was held at The Surrey Banqueting Suite, Kenning- ton Oval. The luncheon, attended by fifty members and nine ladies, was presided over by Major General B. D. Jones. Also present were three Vice-Presidents, Colonel R. H. Wood, Lieu- tenant Colonel G. D. Barnes and Lieutenant Colonel G. C. Fryer. Since these Annual Reunions were started after the 1939/45 War at the Duke of York's Headquarters Sloane Square, London, and later, at the Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell, in the form of drinks and buffet, a Committee was elected, with Major F. McWilliam as Chairman, in 1972, to organise reunion dinners at The Victory Club, Marble Arch. These became very popular and were well attended until 1981 when it was decided to It still looks very smart. Our photograph shows the CO with his new driver, Lance Corporal Les Pawsey (but we must also mention his driver until very recently, Lance Corporal Steve Jones, who has just been posted). The new car, a Cortina, has a lot to prove before it earns the title of ' old faithful.' CADETS WELCOMED TO THE CORPS A PARADE was held at the Bohunt Centre, Liphook, to mark the official formation of No. 9 Liphook Platoon 'A' Company 1 Battalion Hampshire and Isle of Wight ACF. Colonel Shephard, Commander Supply South East District, represented the Director General of Ordnance Services and presented the cadets with their RAOC cap badges. There were seventeen cadets on parade, their ages ranging from thirteen to eighteen years. Colonel Shephard congratulated them on their excellent turnout and reminded them that they had now joined a Corps with a great historic background. He went on to say that " when you wear the badge, do so with great pride." In addition to proud parents watching the ceremony there were a number of official guests, including the County Com- mandant Colonel May, the Cadet Company Commander, Major Currie, his Training Officer, Captain Hockney and the Liaison Officer, Captain Gossop. |
| Book number | R0406 |