RAOC Gazette - page 170
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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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Paul Dyer (Applied Science) and Tony Noakes (Engineering). Iain is off to 3 PARA and both Paul and Tony are headed for tours in the Falklands before returning in January 1984 for the next Ammunition Technical Officers Course. Those officers who gained their MSc did so during two different MSc courses. Major West and Captain Roycroft gained theirs on the Design of Information Systems Course. Major Morley and Captain Cross gained theirs on a Guided Weapons Systems Course. All the graduands brought guests and amongst those present, to see his son graduate, was Brigadier Roycroft. Lieutenant Colonel (soon to be Colonel) Bill Bewley was taking vast quantities of notes as he hopes to gain his MSc in 1984, just before his wife Jean gains her BSc via the Open University. 19 Infantry Brigade HEADQUARTERS SINCE our last GAZETTE notes, the Brigade Headquarters has had quite a busy time both at work and on the sports scene. Exercises at home and abroad have kept everyone busy. On the sporting scene, our outstanding golfer in Brigade Headquarters Lance Corporal Alan Brash started the golfing season in fine form. In the Eastern District Stableford Handicap he won the competition with a points count of thirty six. He then went on to assist Colchester Garrison in beating the University of Essex for the first time in five years (it was obvious that he did not compete in the previous four meetings). He continued on the success trail by winning the Captains Cup in the Corps Spring Meeting and then went on to represent the Corps in the Inter Corps Team Championships at Catterick. Unfortunately the Corps Team were beaten in the final of the Singapore Cup by the Royal Engineers. Our congratulations go to Lance Corporal Brash on his achievements and we wish him the very best of luck with future golfing events. One other sporting event of note was the Colchester Fun Run in which six members of the Brigade took part. The Sup Branch complete, Major Ells, WOl Towers-Clark and Corporal Almond, Staff Sergeant Beadsworth, Sergeant Robson and Corporal Frear complete the list of six runners. The run was a test of physical fitness and determination. All the Headquarters runners completed the thirteen and a half miles course in respect- able times. WOl Towers-Clark and Staff Sergeant Beadsworth were part of the Headquarters and Signal Squadron ' Panthers A' Team who were successful in winning the team competition. Rumour control before the event believed that the Superintending Clerk WOl Ellison would also be entering the Fun Run (or so rumour had it)! The Brigade said farewell to Sergeant Sanderson who left to make the long and arduous journey to 32 Ordnance Company (approximately half a mile up the road) and Private Grundy who left for a tour of duty in the Falklands. he has since returned and is now enjoying the British summer before returning to the Brigade. Our new arrivals in the Brigade Headquarters, Sergeant Mc- Carthy, Corporal Sheriff and Private Green. Finally, our congratulations to Sergeant Robson on his recent promotion and hope that he is capable in assisting the Superintending Clerk in his over forties fitness sessions! 5 Infantry Brigade HEADQUARTERS DEEP in the woodlands surrounding Aldershot, staff clerks can be seen gasping, panting and sweating. They are usually misshapen and weighed down by loaded bergens. In front resplendent in yellow and dayglo vest is Lance Corporal Doug Ritchie mumbling something about being a PTI. Under the watchful eye of our super clerk WOl MacLaren is a hopeless band of SOs2, SOs3 and clerks, the RAOC element being: Captain K. Moules, Sergeant Shepherd, Corporals Phil Cross, Graham Starkie, Lance Corporal Dusty Howarth, Privates Gordon Leach and Basil Fox. Lungs are burning and bodies are aching.as these soldiers push hard to better yesterdays time. The aim is to achieve a level of fitness to compare with the Parachute elements of the Brigade and ultimately to attend P Company and No. 1 PTS at Brize Norton. On this note, we must congratulate Lance Corporal Dusty Howarth on passing P Company and subsequently his parachute course. Fingers are crossed within the Headquarters for Private Bamber Briggs who is within three days of passing P Company. Good luck Bamber. Whilst not training the Headquarters has found time to run and take part in eight exercises, the last being Exercise Lion Sun in Cyprus. This exercise comprised of Exercise Venus Rock 83, Military Training and a Patrol Competition; the Patrol Competition being three days over some of the worst bondu Cyprus can offer, with eight checkpoints and tests ranging from section attacks to changing a Land Rover tyre without a jack. Congratulations go to Lance Corporal Ritchie and Private Leach who were members of the winning section. Goodbye and goodluck to the following: Major Roy Southworth, WOl Clive Walch (on commissioning) and Private Pete Sargent all to BAOR. Welcomes are extended to Captain Moules SO 3 Sup, WOl MacLaren Supt Clerk and Sergeant Mik Shepherd CC G2/G3. Stop Press: Congratulations Private Briggs on passing P Company. Stores Section 3 6 Command Workshop CAMULODUNUM may be the oldest Garrison town in Britain, and SSM Alan Caroll's remark on arrival that the Stores Section buildings came a close second, must have touched a nerve somewhere. For, the new-build starts shortly, and 1984 should see the emergence of our new mega-stores. No more the challenge of trying to fit a stores cube into a horse-stall or watching the waterfalls through the control office roof; and the list of volunteers to drive the first demolition bulldozer is over-subscribed. Farewell to Conductor Rod Moor and family and best wishes in civilian life, also to Julie Evans now in Rhein- dahlen. Welcome to SSM Alan Carroll and family, and Barry Ovenden from Supply EDIST. 9 Ordnance Battalion Lance Corporal Brash with the Captains Cup. The Eastern District Stableford Handicap Trophy and the runners up medal in the Singapore Cup. 91 ORDNANCE COMPANY AT last they have succeeded. The Company has gone away and the OC has had to write these notes himself in the car whilst travelling to visit parts of the unit 1 Platoon have mem- bers deployed on Local Resources duties in Jamaica and Kenya. The remainder of the platoon are ' restng' preparing for deploy- ments shortly to Kenya, Nepal and the Sudan (No—I am not visiting any of those places, at the moment!). Sergeant Pascoe has taken the Company's Cambriam March Patrol Competition squad off to practice racing across mountains and living rough. 6 Platoon have just returned from a month at Otterburn where they provided all the Combat Supplies support for the UKLF Mortar Concentration and on their return immediately went off again adventure training. 4 Platoon are spending the month at Greenham Common keeping away from ' The Women' (an un- usual activity for 4 Platoon) and providing all the ground and 1 — |
| Book number | R0406 |