RAOC Gazette - page 162
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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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^ t Station J^Etog at ipomt Ministry of Defence ACGS(OR) THE headlines this month are: Major Allan promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, congratulations from all in the Direc- torate. Congratulations also to both Staff Sergeants Tim Graham and Sergeant Trevor Allison on gaining their Sub- stantive Staff Sergeant. Second mortgages have, as we have heard, been taken out by both so as to entertain their colleagues at some watering hole in the locality. Only thirsty lads get posted to OR. What about the rest of the news from the front: Major John Hawkins has now been elected Chairman of the South West District Gliding Club and is shortly to take part in the Inter Service Gliding Championships at RAF Henlow. We wish him the best of luck and maybe at the time of print we may have a champ on our hands. There are two new arrivals in the Directorate. From Ash- ford we welcome Sergeant Christ Pattinson who has already sought advice from SBC as to the best way to travel to Cyprus. Welcome also to Sergeant Garry Middleton from exotic Naples. You know what they say ' a change is as good as a rest,' we don't think that applies in this case Garry—sorry. WOl Bob Callan still waves his magic wand and cracks his whip. Paper and files seem to vanish at a stroke. There are no skeletons in his cupboards (to tell you the truth they are frightened to be there). Before this epic saga ends there are two cryptic messages that I have been "asked to include. The first message from Staff Sergeant John Flannagan to Jim Doran somewhere out there in Antwerp. " Thanks for letting all my civilian staff take leave all at once, I certainly did work my fingers to the bone." The second is for Staff Sergeant Bill McClernon—They say your leave record card is on to its second page for this year already. Again a plea to all those hidden somewhere in the MOD buildings—let's hear from you soon, we know you exist. Headquarters Director General of Ordnance Services ORD 1. It is with deepest regret that we announce the death, after a long illness, of Barbara, the wife of our HEO, Peter Beale. We offer to him and his family our deepest sympathy. The end of an era! Major Tom Newby has finally retired after fifty years continuous service with the Corps, the last seventeen of which have been spent in Ord 1. We believe that five farewell parties must constitute a record, which may never again be equalled! Tom's lap of honour commenced on 14th July when 24 ! QM Category officers, past and present, representing almost I 1 one thousand years of service, converged on Andover from all points in the UK to honour him at a lunch in the LE(A) Officers Mess. This was the very first such assembly of an ' OEO Mafia,' ably organised by Lieutenant Colonel Bob Nesbitt who presented the Guest-of-Honour with a ' ping' putter on behalf of the assembled company. This very enjoyable party was followed one week later by the staff of Ord 1 entertaining Tom and Elsie, at a barbeque in the Sergeants Mess Garden. It was here that Brigadier Jerrie Hulme presented Tom with a very handsome salver which had been contributed to by the present branch personnel and former senior Ord 1 officers with whom Tom had served over the past seventeen years. Then followed two "Thank y o u ' parties at which Tom himself was the host and finally, on 27th July—the Anniversary Day! the officers of Ord 1 formally dined out Tom at a luncheon in the LE(A) Officers Mess. Photo Corporal Beaton. Brigadier Crawley leaves Andover in style. So, never again will we see the RO's Garrison Half Inch Handicap Relay Team of Newby, Hawley and Feltham (one hundred and forty years service) meandering back to the office from the Mess after lunch. So, to Badgie Newby we say good luck for the future, may you and Elsie enjoy a long and enjoy- able retirement ORD 3. Earlier in the month, together with Ord 4 officers, we dined out Brigadier and Mrs Crawley and Colonel and Mrs Richardson, and with our best wishes for the future we presented Brigadier Peter and Colonel Ralph with a salver each and their respective wives with a crystal bell engraved with the Corps badge. A few days later we lunched out Major Philip Lawson who also retires from the Service and is taking up an RO appointment in Ord 5. We wish both Philip and his wife Sheila all the very best in the future and are glad that they will still be around. Within an hour of taking over the appointment of D Sup Ops(A) we had to dispatch Brigadier Gerry Berragan, whom we T w e n t y four plus T o m N e w b y — s o many we couldn't quite get them all in. — 133 — |
| Book number | R0406 |