RAOC Gazette - page 78
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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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Congratulations go to Sergeant France, Corporals Thompson and Cundliffe and Lance Corporal Sainsbury on their recent promotions and to W02 Bob Pardy, who spends his time watch- ing other people work, and who has been given authority to wear the Oman Peace Medal! Our outgoing QM, Major John Connelly, has also been in the medals. He recently received a Bar and two roses to his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Not understanding why we received two roses, enquiries had to be made and we were informed that the spare was for the medal worn on his nightshirt! Followers of the unit badminton team ' will they—won't they go down ' saga will be sorry to hear that W02 George Ferguson has been posted to the Falklands. They obviously went down! George will be sorely missed by the badminton team. Not, I hasten to add, by me, because he's not spoken to me since the first mention in THE GAZETTE. The recent expedition of the WRAC Company to Capel Curig ended successfully. They had a couple of good, hard walks despite the weather but didn't manage Snowdon because of the snow. A special mention must go to those who lent a hand with the cooking who managed to turn Compo into something quite beyond description. Vehicle Depot- Ashchurch WELL here we are in the very wet month of May, and a very busy month it's been for the Maintenance Team. With Privates Scouse Thompson, Mick Jones and Smudge Smith away with the Unit Shooting Team and Private Kraig Keeble on his motor- cycle course. One may wonder how all the work gets done? Well that's down to the hard working boys that are left in the servicing pits, consisting of Privates Mark Richardson, Eddie Waring, Brumy Hill, Mark Adcock, Clint Leigh and Denny Tait. Farewells this month go to Corporal Steve Hughes on his posting to Canada. Lance Corporal Terex Terrell and Private Benny Bentley on their detachment to the sunny Falklands, and welcome Lance Corporal Joe Fielding and his family. PR GROUP STORAGE. We welcome our new boss W02 Dodge Allan, we even laid on a freshly decorated new football Headquarters for him, have a happy stay ' Q.' Sergeant Ned Kelly returned to work from a very success- ful Unit Shooting Team season, as captain of the unit team he returned with lots of silverware. He was backed up by other shooters from the group: Privates Don Bayliss, Dick Wells and Willy Williams. They have now qualified for Bisley. Well done. The rest of the lads are busy putting in for summer courses. One that amused us was the Sub Aqua Course applied for by Private Ian Duck, he now has to see the quack for medical clearance! The stork visited Lance Corporal Stan Bowles and his wife Lyn and presented them with a son Nathan David, congratula- tions Stan. Finally a question:—" Whafs yellow, weighs five tons, has two big wheels, two little wheels is driven by Private Daz Keelor and eats Scotsmens bicycles?" Answers please to Sergeant Jock Thompson ' C ' Vehicle Storage. ISSUES. This month we say farewell to WOl Paddy Quinn on his retirement to civilian life. His replacement is WOl S. Laverton and everybody here is trying to drop their Irish accent for a Lincolnshire one. Also leaving us, for a short while at least, is Private Graeme Oliver. He's taking an offer of free travel with the Corps Mobile Display Team. We wish him well and look forward to getting some work out of him on his return in October. The talk in the sporting circles must have been Corporal Geoff Parks vital? goal for our football team when they managed a ten goal victory, the other week. Super Geoff scored from all of twenty yards and his wooden leg didn't splinter! We have had an influx of new faces and take this oppor- tunity to say welcome to Privates Taff Davies, Colin Harrison and Ian Wilson. These notes are going to press as the Dept is depleted in strength by the Shadow Units departure for a weeks training camp, about which we will undoubtedly hear on their return. It will leave us that short of manpower that Daphne Brush is being given a clip board and told to book her own Vehicles in. KIT STORES. The annual stock take of the Battery Shop and Tyre Bay Sections have come and gone in the last month and we are pleased to say there were very few ' hiccups.' On the sporting scene the following members of Kit Stores are enjoying a very successful season with the Unit Football Team, Sergeant Mick Spencer, Corporal Steve Parrott, Privates Jock Blakey and ' E T ' Holmes. After competing in the Inter Departmental Basketball competition we came out winners for the second year running. In the first game against our fiercest rivals Issues, we came out on top winning by twenty five points to four points. Wc then beat Regimental and Training Wing eight points to one point and in the final managed to overcome Storage by eight points to four points. The team consisted of the following Major Rcid (Capt), Staff Sergeant King. Sergeant Spencer. Corporals Parrott and Godwin, Lance Corporal Clarke and Privates Thome, Manlcy and Matshall. Congratulations are also in order to the following Kit Stores personnel who represented the unit tug-of-war team in the RA UK TOW championships: Major Reid, Lance Corporals Rccs and Baughen, Privates English. Black. Wragg. Harvey. Dillow and also to Lance Corporals Denvir and Jeffers. The result was five hundred and sixty kilos winners; six hundred and eighty kilos runners-up. We wish Corporal Rod Godwin and Helen all the very best for the future and congratulations on their recent marriage. The bad news is that he is off to the Falklands on detachment for four months straight after his honeymoon. Some people have all the luck! On the departure scene we would like to say farewell to Private Nobby Clarke on his posting to BAOR. the Tyre Bay will never seem the same without you said Sergeant Mick Spencer with a smile on his face. Also farewell but not for long to Private ' E T ' Holmes who is on temporary detachment to the Corps Mobile Display. Don't fall off the tower ' ET.' We would like to welcome to Kits Privates Thornc. Black. Oakley and Walton and wish them a pleasant tour. Vehicle Depot Ludgershall THE Army Vehicle Display at Ludgershall has been the main event since our last notes. Some one hundred and twenty Vehicles were on display for the Under Secretary of State for Defence, the Master General of Ordnance. Quartermaster General, Director General Ordnance Services and many other VIPs. The Display was an outstanding success other than for one minor hick-up caused by an over zealous and under briefed Watchman who denied entry to the test track to the Under Secretary of State who was being taken for a ride! The Display was a two day event, the first day being an official viewing by the MPs/VIPs and on the second day the Display was open to outside Headquarters, units and members of the Vehicle Depot. " Hats on " was the cry as the Vehicle Depot RAOC Ludger- shall rugby team departed for their Belgium tour. After a pretty hair raising convoy drive to Dover, the team plus six other Civilian rugby teams embarked on what could only be Corporal Caughan of Vehicle Depot RAOC meets General Sir Peter Leng the M G O and Major General Whalley the DGOS al the Army Vehicle Display. — 65 — |
| Book number | R0406 |