RAOC Gazette - page 19
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1983 |
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| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS ASSOCIATION 60th ANNUAL REPORT 1982 MAJOR GENERAL M. CALLAN CB was President for the year 1982 and took the chair at the Annual Dinner held at Central Ordnance Depot Bicester, on 24th April 1982. The Association wishes to express its appreciation to him for the interest and support which he has shown during his term of office. BRANCHES. There are twenty five branches in the United Kingdom and nine overseas. A new branch was formed at Verden in 1982 and, subject to Executive Committee agreement, Bristol and Corsham branches will combine in 1983, and Bram- ley Branch will close, therefore the overall number of branches will then be thirty two. MEMBERSHIP. The Association membership is no longer stated because, following the introduction of the RAOC Soldiers' One Day's Pay Scheme, anyone who has ever served in the RAOC is accepted as a Life Member of the Association. Active membership is approximately six thousand. FINANCE. The accounts for 1982 showed an excess of income over expenditure of £1,123 after allowing a credit of £1,596 for stocks transferred to the Secretariat Sales sub account on Secretariat reorganisation. There was £26,181 in the Accumulated General Fund on the 31st December 1982 of which £22,386 represented investments at book value. On that day the market value of investments was £26,066. WELFARE. The RAOC Aid Society made grants for individual cases totalling £43,039 to six hundred and four applicants in need during 1982 and donated £24,000 to the Army Benevolent Fund. As always, Association Branches continued their good work in reporting cases of ex-members of the Corps and their families who had fallen on hard times. The customary Christ- mas gifts, which totalled £540 in 1982 were made to ninety patients and In-Pensioners resident in Hospitals and Homes on the advice of Association Branches. Donations from various Branches, Units and individuals are gratefully acknowledged by the Representative Colonel Com- mandant and Executive Committee. The Regular Forces Employment Association was instrumen- tal in finding employment during 1982 for one hundred and fourteen ex-RAOC soldiers. ASSOCIATION WEEKEND. The Annual General Meeting, Dinner and Association Church Parade were held at Central Ordnance Depot Bicester, during the weekend 24th/25th April 1982. This was a great success enjoyed by all who attended. The Association's grateful thanks are due to Brigadier R. N. Cooke and all those at Bicester who did so much to ensure that the weekend was extremely enjoyable. The guest of honour was Genera] Sir John Mogg GCB, CBE, DSO, DL, who delighted and amused all present with his after dinner speech, during which he, most appropriately, paid tribute to the members of the Armed Forces who were then on their way to the South Atlantic on the operation to recover the Falkland Islands. To general acclaim he made special mention of the extra burden that the personnel at Bicester were bearing in staging the Association Weekend whilst discharging their duty in support of the operation. The Annual General Meeting and Dinner were attended by two hundred and forty members. After breakfast on Sunday morning members were able to visit interesting displays depict- ing the Corps at work and play. This was followed by the March Past at which the President took the salute, after which the Church service was held. CORPS REMEMBRANCE SUNDA Y. The Corps Remembrance Sunday was held at Deepcut on 14th November and there was a good turn out of past and present members of the Corps together with their families. Wreaths were laid by the Director General of Ordnance Services, Major General J. Brown CB, on behalf of all serving members of the Corps; the Representative Colonel Com- mandant, Major General M. Callan CB, for all past members of the Corps; Colonel W. J. Walker TD, on behalf of the Reserve Army members of the Corps and by Mr B. Wesson on behalf of the RAOC Association. Unfortunately, due to poor weather the parade was can- celled, so services were held in St Barbara's and St Oswald's Churches. FIELD OF REMEMBRANCE. The Annual Service at The Field of Remembrance, Westminster Abbey was held on Thursday, 11th November. In attendance were representatives of past and present members of the Corps, together with other Corps and Regiments of the Army. In the RAOC plot, one hundred and twenty wreath crosses and poppies purchased by RAOC Units to the value of £620 were planted by Sergeant Jennians and soldiers of the RAOC Training Centre. The Director General of Ordnance Services was represented by Brigadier F. P. Crawley ADC and the RAOC Association by Brigadier G. E. Dennison OBE. In addition £20 contributed by units in Scotland was sent to the Field of Remembrance in Edinburgh. The Corps representatives at the RAOC plot by Westminster Abbey were honoured by being presented to Her Majesty The Queen Mother. S O U T H ATLANTIC F U N D ASSESSMENT S C H E M E THE South Atlantic Fund Assessment Scheme, under which every case of Falklands injured is being considered by the Trustees South Atlantic Fund for a grant, is now well under way but inevitably completion will take time. The Trustees have directed that any Falklands injured, leaving on any type of discharge from the Army whether medical or administrative or end of engagement, is to have his assessment completed in time to allow the Trustees to make South Atlantic Fund payments before discharge. In order to allow time for such assessments to be completed as priority cases it is essential that the Secretary, South Atlantic Fund is given maximum notice possible of future likely dates of discharge of any Falklands injured for whom South Atlantic Fund form one has been submitted. — 14 — |
| Book number | R0406 |