RAOC Gazette - page 143
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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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| Colour | Yes |
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| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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JUST THE MAN RING ring, ring ring! " 340, Private Harvey speaking, Sir." "Ah, Just the man. Captain Brown here." A thought flashes through ray head. How it is that just four simple words can strike fear into the hearts of the biggest of men? " It seems," continues Captain Brown, " that the water supply in SHAPE has been disrupted. They have requested Ordnance Depot Antwerp to issue a water trailer; you are just the man to make the issue." So, before I know it, I'm on the way to deliver the trailer to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe—of all places. I eventually arrived in SHAPE which is the most amazing place I have been to for some while. ' The Yanks sure do things in style.' It must be impossible to get lost there because even at the late hour I arrived, the place was literally infested with, of all things, loggers—the infamous American disease. Brigadier Berresford w i t h the winning falling plate team: Privates Mullins and Coodyear, Brigadier Berresford, Sergeant Elliott, W O Z Rawlins, Captain Schofield holds the trophy. sMm The shoot based on an Inter-Platoon match included individual rifle, LMG pairs and falling plates. Prizes were presented on the following weekend at Scarborough by Brigadier A. Berresford. A most instructive weekend followed at Strensall with the District NBC Specialist Training Team. Plenty of CS and Fullers Earth, and as you have probably deduced the OC, Major Tony Swift, recently completed the NBC course at Winter- bourne Gunner. Rumour has it that his dog ' Scotty' has been fitted for a respirator! These notes end with a ' last but not least' training week- end with helicopters. This was a 15 Brigade exercise for TA Units. The Unit moved into a defensive position on Friday night on Feldom Moor, prepared the defences on Saturday then being attacked by Paras by day and Yorkshire Volunteers by night. Needless to say the enemy were ' seen off' and we're sure they didn't expect such a hot reception. On Sunday the Unit exercised with Puma and Chinook helicopters, the latter using underslung loads. Finally, the highlight of the year was the 2 Division In- augural Parade inspected by The Queen at York. More details of this in the next notes. POSTINGS, PROMOTIONS, Privates Butler Harris Hughes Leadbeater Rees 6 Ord Bn G Ord Bn Veh Dep Ashchurch Ord Dep Antwerp Fwd Veh Dep Recklinghausen SUPPLY CLERKS Warrant Officers 1 Coull Log Sp Bn (Falklands) Dippnall Trg Bn and Depot Norgate Stores Sect 2 Fd Regt Wksp Regan Stores Sect 22 Engr Regt Wksp Robson 4 Catering Region Tipper 4 Armd Bde 3 Armd Div Towers-Clerk HQ Scotland moss The feeling that you are not wanted. Having at last found my final destination, I checked in with the Duty NCO, told him who I was, where I came from. Perhaps you can guess his remark "Ah, just the man! I don't quite know how to put this, but the water came back on an hour ago and we've been trying to contact you!" Moral. Beware people with fixed expressions—especially if you are ' Just the man.' RETIREMENTS, ETC. Harland Munn Scott {continued from back page). AMF(L) Company 5 Ord Bn 5 Ord Bn Corporals Cooper Finer McBride Tressler Lance Corporals Briddon Busby Pibworth Fwd Ord Dep Dulmen Stores Sect 48 Comd Wksp 9 Ord Bn AMF(L) Company 4 Ord Bn Stores PI G Armd Wksp 5 Ord Bn PRINTERS Warrant Officers 2 Bennetts HQ 3 Cdo Bde Hall Log Executive (Army) Pearson Stores PI 6 Armd Wksp Preen Trg Centre Staff Sergeants McCallin COD Donnington Sergeants Dickson QM Dept Ord Svcs Viersen Middleton HQ NORIRELAND Staff Lance Corporals Blackburn QM Dept Ord Svcs Viersen Sergeants McArthur Northcott Wade D of Sup Computer Svcs Central Veh Dep AMF(L) Company Sergeants Cross Hardman Stores PI 10 Fd Wksp 32 Ord Coy PETROLEUM OPERATORS Warrant Officers 1 Rooke 4 Petroleum Dep — 120 — Lance Corporals Braby Harrison 5 Ord Bn Petroleum Centre Privates Eason Ord Dep Antwerp WORK STUDY OPERATORS Warrant Officers 1 Down COD Donnington Thompson COD Bicester Tikaram Man Svcs Unit Warrant Officers 2 Baxter CAD Kineton DISCHARGES—SEPTEMBER 1983 ROLL VVOsl A. C. T. Brown, P. N. Davies, W. Wharton, A. D. Elsey, A. J. Mottram, P. Kelly, K. W. Cooper and A. O. Walch, W02 D. Ahem, A/WOs2 A. W. Hendon and K. C. Uzzell, WOs2 J. W. Hoareau and F. O. Crouch, A/Staff Sergeants N. Jamieson and W. Sisson, Staff Sergeants R. Hughes and A. J. Edmondson, Sergeants C. French, D. Lovick, D. Powell, E. O. Opray, S. C. Ambrose, R. Magill and W. D. Pattison, Corporals R. P. Dunn, J. McPolland, M. R. Holman and D. J. K. Dyche, Lance Corporals S. H. Riley, J. A. Brigden, D. E. V. Boden, R. Johnston and V. K. Hill. |
| Book number | R0406 |