RAOC Gazette - page 230
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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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New arrivals in the Company this month are Corporals Horn. Drysdale. MacGregor, McGinley and Private Conner. A very warm welcome to you all and your families. F o r every hello, there must be a goodbye and we say farewell to Corporals Edwards and C r a m p also Sergeant G o o d e r h a m (Falklands post- ing). We wish you good luck with y o u r future careers. * 3 Ordnance Battalion HEADQUARTERS i^W yEftsV ySftaMk j& ' j ^ iflSlv > E 9 ^ ySp*EiS^/$Pfl^ A-«i«""i"*«4«*^^ T H E stalwarts of the Headquarters (those who have already taken leave) are keeping things smoothly ticking over. A big thank you to the ladies Mrs Jill Griffiths and Mrs Helen Kennett for showing us that they can be relied upon in a ' we must find a t y p i s t ' crisis. Normally the Chief Clerk. Staff Sergeant Jim Gauld. would sort such matters out, however he is at present at Norwich University as part of his Open University Studies (or so he'd have us believe). Congratulations are in order for two of our staff. Firstly, to Major Keith Fisher on his recent marriage to Mary and secondly to our M a t Clerk Helen Kennett on her twenty first birthday. She was of course treated to the normal champagne and best wishes. Sport this month has comprised mainly of fitness training over the abundant Korbecke mountains culminating in a seven- a-side football match between the Headquarters 3 Ordnance Battalion staff and the ' G ' boys from G l / G 4 and G 2 / G 3 . We lost the verbal buildup to the match but managed to inflict a ten three defeat upon the opposition. Man of the Match Corporal Paul Spittle. Next week rugby! Lastly we bid a fond farewell to Private John H u n t e r to 33 Ordnance Company (what a party) and welcome into o u r fold Corporal Mark Lawrance and family from Devizes. Also wel- come back from the Falklands o u r 2IC Major David H o u r a h a n e who after a quick hello departed on leave. N o doubt well deserved. 31 ORDNANCE COMPANY A quiet month for us. for the first time in living memory the unit has had ' Block Leave ' much to everyones delight. Trie first fifty per cent left rather like rats deserting the sinking ship, this probably accounts for the good report on the Hyciene Inspection which was conducted that very same day! T h e following day the P R E started and also went well, as usual. After P R E with fifty per cent away the remainder found themselves stung for duties but put a brave face on for Queen and Country, knowing that no doubt they would be able to enjoy the rain that the first batch did not h a v e ! During this same period we had a Crypto inspection but wouldn't find the crypt! T h e unit welcomes Lance Corporal Andy White from i Bicester to the M T Section and Jacquie who for some reason : found Private Les T o p h a m a good marriage prospect, this marriage business seems to have done Les a bit of good for he was actually seen wearing shoes pressed shirt and trousers! In all seriousness congratulations on your marriage and we wish ; \ you both all the best for the future. j 33 ORDNANCE COMPANY i T H E Company had a very successful range day at Coerheide, ! run by CSM Scott and Staff Sergeant T a r r and quite a few of the Company classified. T h e Training Officer is indenting for a twelve-bore shotgun for Lance Corporal Smith in the hope that with the new weapon, he may at least be able to scare the target. Next month the Company is looking forward to an Ex- pedition in Norway, a platoon defence exercise and the Com- manding Officer's exercise. The Company welcomes Captain Groves and his wife Tessa to their new home and we wish them a happy tour with the unit. Congratulations to Second Lieutenant Coveney on passing his PQSI Exam, also to Staff Sergeant Asquith on his pro- motion to W 2 ; we hope he is now settled in as D e p o t Superin- tendent. Finally, we welcome Private Walker to the Company and hope that he has an enjoyable stay. 2 FIELD REGIMENT RA WORKSHOP R E G I M E N T A L Firing Camp, took place over a period of two weeks, the first of which, was spent practicing Deployment and Camouflage in village locations. Civilians would come home from a days work to find A E C Tcn-Ton-Shapcd extensions to their b a m s , and suchlike. T h e week passed fairly quickly though, and we were into our familiar role of spares provision, from sources both near and far. Particularly helpful were 39. 2d and 27 Regiment Stores Sections, who were in the vicinity, and our thanks go out to them. If. however. I-ancc Corporal Paddy Walsh is reading this, we did notice a certain lack of I033's in the first week Our boss. W O l Jim McGowan. unfortunately could only stay in the field with us for four days. We know he was sorry to return to clean sheets and cold beer but that's life. On the other hand. Staff Sergeant Paul Lariat won the coveted. ' Golden M a g g o t ' award for the exercise, amassing the most hours spent in the prone position. Sergeant Stan Mathews was never in the running, because of a shortage of manpower in the Sup Spec department. This was due to Privates Ivan McHugh and Bernie Lyons being away on a tour in Northern Ireland. Keep your heads down lads, not too long to go now. 26 ENGINEER REGIMENT WORKSHOP B R I G A D I E R P A V I O U R visited the Section and was welcomed to the unit by the W O I C W 2 (SQMS) Bowkcr. Later that day- all ranks lunched with the Brigadier in the Rickshaw Club. Our thanks go to the members of the Supply Depot Dortmund for an excellent lunch. Brigadier Paviour talks to Privates Thompson and Dailey. On the sporting scene the emphasis has been placed on angling. W 2 Bowker represented the Corps in the BAOR Inter Corps Championships and finished second in his section and eighth overall. In the Corps Championships one week later he once again finished Section second and fifth overall. He can now be seen cleaning his sunvisor and giving his maggots extra training for the forthcoming BAOR Championships. We say goodbye to Corporal Owen and to Privates Barwick and Kieran both on their way to the Falklands. Not only do we wish them luck in their new units but we also thank them for the hard work they have put into the Section. New arrival Corporal Steve Whittaker's eyes opened in delight when he first saw the Section's stores layout. We wel- come both him and his family to Iserlohn and hope they have a happy tour here. STORES PLATOON 6 ARMOURED WORKSHOP C A P T A I N M I K E E D W A R D S has just returned from his Officers Provision Course and his head is now twice its size with all the information that was drummed into it. Lance Corporal Geoff Jones is running around grinning heavily now he has received his posting order. Look out sunny Hohne. In Tray—Lance Corporal Potter and family from C A D Kineton. Welcome and enjoy your stay. 3 ARMOURED DIVISION TRANSPORT REGIMENT RCT T H E R A O C members of this regiment do not wish to be for- gotten as we beaver away to keep the wheels turning. Some- how or other we have allowed Corporal Ian Sharpe to escape from the U R S to get himself educated so, with the rest of us (all two of us) clamouring for leave, things are rather hectic. — 1 1 — |
| Book number | R0406 |