RAOC Gazette - page 84
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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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Departures: We say farewell and thank you for your support during your tour to Sergeant Reed to Headquarters London District and Lance Corporal Scarrot to Northern Ireland. Congratulations go to Private Hodgkins on his recent marriage to Dawn. 3 Base Ammunition ^ J ^ J ^ X ^ - ^ ^ ^ N . //^SSSs ^ * ^ V \ // "^a^"^ \\ I I jf, ] 1 I I "»»rT>. I J \ \ < r 3 ^ j k - ^ / / XXs™ ^ v / / / \^^jr= ^ ' T<£A^J=-I Depot C A P T A I N C H R I S O W E N did a marvellous job in organising the Unit Sports Day. Despite the showers, all events took place but, sadly, no records were broken. The spectators thought Eddie Waring had come out of retirement to act as MC. They were elated when they found out that, instead, it was the voice of W02 Jim Unsworth. He was asked by one soldier for his autograph— mind you, it was to sign for the PA system! The big event of the day was the Old Soldiers Race, which was won by Major Stan Simpson, followed closely by Sergeant Pete Salt Had Pete not stopped for a drink at the twenty five metre point, he might have won. Photo Captain B. A. Dowries. Mrs Hopkinson presents Private Cameron w i t h his t r o p h y a t - t h e unit sports day. Congratulations to all those who won trophies, especially Private Cameron who won the five thousand and fifteen thousand metres. Our photo shows him receiving his trophies from Mrs G. B. Hopkinson. A disco was held in Wortham Hall to raise money for the St Francis School for Handicapped Children. A total of DM950 was raised during the evening and the Commandant authorised a donation of DM50 from his fund to make the DM1,000. Special thanks to Corporal Lord and Mrs Knowles who looked after the bar for the evening. It was smiles all round for some people this month when the promotion list arrived. Congratulations to those who made it. For those who did not, what do you think of the pay rise? The Wives' Club have successfully launched their first ever fashion show in Bracht. The clothes were modelled by the Bracht wives and a very colourful and vivid description of each garment was given by Lieutenant Colonel Brian Allen. Jean Metcalfe could not have done a better job. We welcome the following to Bracht and hope they enjoy their tour: Captain Morgan, Sergeant Norris, Corporal John, Lance Corporals Wilson and Rhodes, Privates McGoldrick, Archibald, Walsh, Chaddinor, Pollard, Mogg, Stant, Metcalfe and Erett. We say farewell and good luck to: W02 Harrison RE, Corporals Goodall and Sullivan, Lance Corporal Martin and Private Jones 468. And finally as promised in last month's notes, a word from our Padre: "The Lord is my Shepherd, and I still lost the Sheen- dog Trials." Ordnance Services Viersen THE unit marathon team went to RAF Swindcrby full of expectation for the Combined Services Marathon, the extreme weather conditions on the loneliest, most gruelling course took its toll and all the runners were below their most recent best. However, W02 Pete Marsh recorded a two hours twenty six seconds to take fifth place also helping the Army to win the Inter Services Competition. Hot on his heels came our manage- ment accountant running his last race for the unit prior to posting. WOl George Gormley, finishing in thirty sixth place. Our third string Sergeant Phill Ritchie had to retire at the fifteen mile point due to injury which left the OC. Major Ken Mullins running in the veteran class as the third to count at one hundred and sixty fifth. The aggregate time for the three runners was eight hours thirty five minutes which we believe put the team in tenth place, however it is interesting to note that, that time last year would have put the team second. Once again for such a small unit a very creditable result. Congratulations go to Corporal James and Marie Paton on the birth of their daughter Hayley Marie, and to Sergeant Brian Smith on his recent promotion. Just a quick mention for the Orderly Room staff as we seem to do all the work, Lance Corporal Kevin Pettitt and Corporal D. K. P. Saunders, who have been issued with an extra pair of arms. Once again the Viersen hockey team were on the move. this time at AFCENT to compete in the AFCENT six-a-side International Tournament. The first stage was played with the sun beating down and out of the three games played only one was lost. Stage two was played in which out of the three games, Viersen drew two and won one. The following day Stage three was played and Viersen won two and drew one. As a result Viersen gained twenty seven points and finished ninth. The top eight teams qualified for the ' Bartel Trophy ' and as Viersen finished ninth, they qualified for the 'Amstel Plate' with a bye in the first round but unfortunately lost in the quarter final to RAF Laarbruck by two goals to nil, which meant that Viersen were out of the Plate and Lance Corporal Kevin Pettitt has to wait yet another year for his medal! The scorers throughout the two days were Major Frank Ham, Mr Keith Jeffreys and Sergeant John Kennedy. The team that represented RAOC Viersen on 14th/ 15th May was as follows: Major Frank Ham, Sergeants Eddie Pickett. Dave Pope, Allen Richies, John Kennedy, Corporal Nigel Eames, Lance Corporal Kevin Pickett and Mr Keith Jeffreys. Special thanks must go to Mrs Ham, Mrs Richies. Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Eames and Mrs Jeffreys who supported Viersen and made sure the team stayed fairly sober. The RAOC Shooting team are to be congratulated on win- ning the Rhine Area Minor Unit Championship. The results are as follows: Winners Rhine Area Minor Unit Champion- ship (second year running), winners Rhine Area Minor Pistol Championship (third year running), runners up Minor Units SLR Championship (tied on points for first place but placed second on count back of stage one match), runners up Minor Unit SMG Championship. Individual WOl Dave Timms second Individual Pistol Championship. The team comprised: Major Ian Coleman, WOl Dave Timms (Team Captain), Staff Sergeant Ced Warnes, Sergeants Paddy O'Keefe, Jim Gallaher and Ian Haynes REME. The team has now qualified to represent Rhine Area in the Army Championships at Bisley. SUPPLY DEPOT VIERSEN THIS Summer most of the unit are on a sailing course run by Sergeant Alan Riches who is determined to knock into shape a team to enter into the RAOC individual and unit team regattas. The seven now on week three are: Captain Caroline Lewis, W02 Andy Brathwaite, Staff Sergeants Ian McArthur and Geordie Holliday, Sergeant Dennis Williamson, Corporal Nigel Eames and Lance Corporal Garry Westmoreland. During their first training all went well we even beached for a break on the banks of the Maas. In the last ten minutes this was the scene set for minor mishaps as Staff Sergeant Ian McArthur at the helm and Staff Sergeant Geordie Holliday, the last two to come home did not remember to put down their centre plate and wondered why they floated back into the main channel (we told them at the third attempt). That was not all, as they came in Geordie jumped onto land and told Ian to hold the post whilst he and Alan pulled it up to the other boats. True to orders he held onto the post and the boat, under his gravity went out, then splash! Geordie was no help at all as he rolled on the grass in fits of laughter. — 69 — |
| Book number | R0406 |