RAOC Gazette - page 124
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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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Course, all in one piece and wanting to go on the Advanced Course. Just remember, no practising from B6 APR. The athletics team were placed a creditable fourth in the West Area Championships, which included five second places— cannot win every year, can we? Have to give someone else a chance. Farewell, on posting to FILOG Battalion, to Lance Corporal Dawn Parker, Privates Fiona Garvok and Claire Thomas. A very special mention to those off to FILOG, from all of us here at Donnington, good luck and remember more of us want to go so don't let the side down, as if you would. To Lance Corporal Dawn Parker, don't forget your hockey stick. T h e Commandant leaves in style. 'A' COMPANY. The lads have been off on Exercise Rhinog Wanderer for this month, down to sunny Wales to go uphill and down dale and other places of interest. We hope they enjoyed it. certainly the weather was good enough. Congratulations to Lance Corporal and Mrs Young. 'A' Company Clerk, on the birth of their son and to Lance Corporal and Mrs Young. Building BIO, on the birth of their son— confusing, isn't it! Detached to FILOG Battalion: Lance Corporals Blyth and Ford; Privates Barlow and Hawes. Postings out: Sergeant Walsh. Corporal Beard. Privates Reaper and Gaskarth. Postings in: Corporal Martin, Private Hackett. Recent promotions to: Lance Corporals Couchman, Clifford and Johnson. We notice from future postings in that WOl Welsh of Ord- nance Services Viersen is to return to Donnington. If you get the chance, WOl Welsh, this is the Company to be in, so we claim first refusal. ' B' COMPANY. It's business as usual within 3 Sub-Depot, but with the Summer almost upon us outside sporting activities are on the increase. Corporal Lofty Young gave a creditable performance in the Travers Clarke Athletics Competition where he finished second in the Shot and third in the Discus. Lance Corporal Nick Carey, Privates Bruce Hardie and Philip Mc- Grath also represented 15 Battalion. The Cricket XI have ventured forth on three occasions and managed a convincing win against CAD Kincton, whilst suffering defeat at the hands of CVD Ashchurch. ' B ' Company cricketers include anyone who can be spared on a Wednesday afternoon but the main- stays are Lance Corporal Dave Bodcn and Private Oscar Singh. The latter is also a member of Major Chris Burrow's sailing crew for Exercise Winter's Tale, so at least someone is managing to spend their time profitably! Detachments to FILOG arc Lance Corporal Chris Jones, Privates Geordic Goldbum and Bob Lynch. Lance Corporal Mark Jenkins is to be congratulated on his recent promotion and departed to Northern Ireland as soon as he got the news. The Suspense Area, Building B5, will never be the same again having lost two experienced operators, Private Paddy Magee has left for BAOR and will be missed on the Receipts Line with his particular skills as a VT operator. We welcome back Corporal Dave Martin and Private Dave Dunne from FILOG. 'C COMPANY. Firstly, congratulations to Sergeant Sue Gold- smith who passed her Sergeants Course at the WRAC College. They gave it to her for good attendance, we believe, but seriously, well done! Congratulations also to Corporal Babs Reilly who married Corporal Glynn Brown RMP. Best wishes to you both. Corporal Maggie Brooks was seen doing the Highland Fling in Bl, her posting order has arrived, two years late, but better late than never. She will be off to Kineton in August. Second Lieutenant Tamsin Phipps found some willing volunteers for a local raft race. They stayed afloat to the finish, thanks to Corporal Jackie Wright, the chief raft builder; she was left behind, on the wrong side of the river, organization up to its usual standard! Private Tracy Routledge came back from a Parachute 9 Ordnance Battalion HEADQUARTERS COMPANY. At the last time of submission of Corps GAZETTE notes, we were in the midst of the unit move from Devizes to Corsham. This move is now complete and we are settling in to our new place of work—families are still living in Devizes so we are able to keep ties with friends in the town. We have welcomed Sergeant Mike McNicol from G3 Ops Headquarters UKLF and Private Dylan Williams from Head- quarters BFFI, and have said farewell to Private Stuart Mayfield on posting to Headquarters South East District. In REME sup- port of the Battalion we have welcomed Corporal Richard White from 9/12L and have said farewell to Corporal Elvis Baker to Hong Kong (he must have friends in high places) and Corporal (now Sergeant) Taffy Beck who is off on his ' Tifry' course at Borden. (Good luck.) On the sporting side. Staff Sergeant Geordie Ridley put up a fine innings in helping 9 Ordnance Battalion to defeat Train- ing Centre in the DGOS cricket cup. Congratulations to Lance Corporal Crammond on his recent promotion. 91 ORDNANCE COMPANY. May saw 91 Company busily preparing for the forthcoming move to its new home in Corsham. Just for a break, however, the third week was taken up by a week's training in Swynnerton, where all elements of 9 Ordnance Battalion were drawn together for a week of Regimental Train- ing, culminating in a morning's competition where teams from each unit competed against one another on various stands. Congratulations to 91 Company on emerging the final victors. Out and about the various Platoons, we find 1 Platoon still busy providing local resources support for various units throughout the more exotic parts of the world. 2 Platoon meanwhile has come under the watchful eye of Sergeant Pascoe who at the time is standing in for Captain Stein as Platoon Commander whilst he is away on a course; rumour has it that Sergeant Pascoe now even knows what a G1098 is all about. The Exercise season is upon 4 Platoon again, having just spent a weekend at Perham Down with 93 Company TA they arc now preparing for the International Air Tattoo in July at Grecnham Common. (Oh to be a Pet Op.) Congratulations once again go to 6 Platoon for being the busiest Platoon in the Company. After the Swynnerton train- ing. the following two weeks were filled with the move to and settling in at Corsham. The second week of June saw them deploy to Otterburn to look after the Combat Supplies side of the UKLF 1983 Mortar Concentration. On their return during the first week of July there will just be time to unpack and prepare for Adventure Training in the Lake District. How does the Company manage without them, even with Second Lieu- tenant Stevens locked in the Company Headquarters lavatory. Finally, congratulations from the Company go to Privates Kennedy, Jordan, Spence and Corporal Breen (6 Platoon again), on their recent marriages. On the promotion front, con- gratulations go to Corporal Foster of 2 Platoon. We have recently bade farewell to Corporal Baker REME on his posting to sunnier climes and to his replacement Lance Corporal Reynolds we extend a warm welcome and hope he enjoys his stay. 11 Ordnance Battalion (EOD) BATTALION HEADQUARTERS. We wish Brigadier C. W. Smith GM all the best for the future. His assistance over the last few years has proved an invaluable asset to the promotion of the work done by this Battalion. The increased Headquarters staff are looking forward to new office space which will relieve the current overcrowding, and provide accommodation for our computer which, with similar models at Company Headquarters, will allow greater control — 103 — |
| Book number | R0406 |