RAOC Gazette - page 23
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| Corps | RAOC |
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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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pound device, at last real bombs in Deny or should it be a find! With the arrival of the sunny weather (through the rain), the team has started fishing, however as \vc arc short of fishing tackle meat hooks have been used, the only bite so far has been from Corporal Wardmcn. Finally congratulations this month to Corporal Jim Lillcy and his wife Angela, on the birth of their first daughter Sarah, NO. 3 SECTION. It is with deep regret that we have to say an early goodbye to Captain Graeme Morrison, an excellent volleyball player he made a big impression on the court and on the walls around it. We wish him success when he returns to the Province. In his place we welcome Captain Ian Biddlc. Among his first action was ordering the re-decoration of the section rest room for the Brigadiers visit. As in the rest of the Province, jobs arc a rarity, and all the ones which do turn up then go to the old Aughnacloy team, We all think that Staff Sergeant Maxwell has a direct link with the opposition. We say welcome to Corporal Stubbs, Marine Thorburn our new escort fresh from the Falklands and goodbye to Marine McGregor who has returned to the UK for driver training. Late entry Marine Carter was sighted leaping from the ATO building roof, demonstrating his Ninja jumping socks. Headquarters UKLF GA SUPPLY. A very warm welcome back to the fold to Major Bill Overton from the sick list. Bill just missed Exercise Wintex, when a full team, headed by DACOS, went to another place for two full weeks of twelve hour back to back shift working. After- wards the Spring sunshine outshone even the exercise play. The full time players, in addition to Colonel Malcolm Parry- Davies, were Major Roger Hanington, Captain John Sustins, Captain Bob Manners and SSM Dave Marsh, (UKLF ' B ' Vehicle Managers), Lieu- tenant Colonel Roy Cobb (Retd) and SQMS Jack Desfontaines. Major Reg Frisby played well into the second half but had to take an early bath and was substituted by Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lawrence. Major Bob Price hid himself in Ops; Corporal Chris Strange (congratulations upon the second tape), not only operated the computer but repaired it as well! A pity he couldn't help our R Signals friends who, from an exercise play com- munications break, elevated matters to a NODUF break for almost twenty four hours—and then attributed it to a gross overload of messages . . . Many good points came out of this exercise, as we feel sure our player friends in the Districts and at Thatcham would testify, particularly for those whose baptism of Wintex this was. The UKLF Pools conference enjoyed the hospitality of Regional Depot Thatcham, by courtesy of Lieutenant Colonel John Evans. Trilingual correspondence is now the vogue. An- other singular event is the imminent handover of command of Regional Depot Hereford from Major Bruce Boulton, Brunei bound and copper-bottomed, to Major Stuart Hodges. Perhaps Major Eric Foster now looks out for the postman in some trepidation? The Corps face in Gl, Major Barry Aitken, has left to do some real soldiering, forming up a new unit in North East District. Happily, another Corpsman, Major Lance Burr, has filled the chair, we-e-11, sort of; five minutes or so after taking over found him airborne to BATUS! Another loss, but the gain of Ord 1 in LE(A), was Major Frank Steer; MACC/ MACM will never be the same now that Frank the Fearless has left. One final change, the retirement of our active Chief Clerk, SQMS ' Frere Jacques ' Desfontaines who has been replaced by Staff Sergeant Steve Humphrey. Thank you and good fortune, and welcome, respectively, to all. Those who carefully watched the London Marathon may have seen, (if they were eagle-eyed), the handsome profile of Major Roger Forrest, who completed the distance in a most creditable three hours nineteen minutes. What could not be heard were the cries of " Ram Ram," (which I am assured is a warrior's greeting), exchanged between Roger and the team of Gurkhas which he passed. All in all good preparation for his posting to Northern Ireland. News of our ' globe-joggers' is that our genial SFSO, Frank Booth, is visiting Belize and that a picture postcard of beautiful Bermuda has been received from the DACOS, sent during an ' enforced stop-over' whilst sailing. " and as I said to the Governor . . . . " What with snow tans, sun tans and a diet of yams the workers look a whiter shade of pale. Headquarters United Kingdom Land Forces, Major Roger Forrest RAOC ( l e f t ) , and Major Christopher Crccn RCT, were supported in their efforts to raise sponsorship for the Odstock Hospital and the Salisbury Hospice Care Trust when they ran in the London Marathon by Miss Vivien Trcvctt, a clerical officer at the Headquarters. North W e s t District THE Headquarters recently said farewell to S\. Major General Hicks, the dinner night com- / >. plete with a full Guards Band really was /%* X. super. We welcome Major General Davies. / \y N . Farewell visits for General Hicks, included ^ H ^ M M V one of his favourite units, the OSU at ^^^^^B^^T Burscough. During his tour in North West ^^^^|tr District he has been unwavering in his sup- ^^^^r port, for the OSU, and often sung the ^W praises of the units hard working staff. Major Gordon managed a week or so on leave, as an ardent bird watcher, he has quickly managed to join various branches of the bird watchers (feathered variety!) society. Leave must be catching, as Colonel Danger has also managed a week ' down south.' The DFA Mr Lampitt has also been absent on various courses and during such periods we more than welcome the cover provided by Mr R. W. Bygrave from the AFB Longtown. We wish Major Bolt, the OC of the Stores Section at 42 Command Workshop a speedy return to work after a recent period of hospitalisation. South W e s t District WE HAVE, in the past few days, said farewell to the Commanding Officer, 9 Ordnance Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Ted Champion, who has been posted to London District as the Commander Supply. We wish Colonel Ted well in his new appointment and reiterate our invitation to come and see us whenever he can. To his successor, Lieutenant Colonel D. M. Braithwaite, we extend our best wishes for a successful tour. We also bade farewell on retirement to Major Ivor Thomas who was our S02 Supply (Combat). How- ever, as he has now donned his civvy suit as an R03 in G3 (O and D) in this Headquarters we still see him daily. How- ever, he has been instructed by our ROs, Jim Duncan and Bill Griffin that his leather patches are not to be worn until he has at least cleared his probation. Another pleasant occasion was the rebadging of Corporal Smith ex RPC. He is now a Staff Clerk in this Headquarters in G3 (O and D). We welcome him into the Corps and wish him a happy tour in the Headquarters. Otherwise, save for the winds and rain, South West Dis- trict is at peace, with our officers and soldiers either looking forward to another Exercise or holidays in Spain. |
| Book number | R0406 |